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How good is webflow for building websites?

over 6 years ago from Lucas Espin, Product Designer

  • Alberto G. de la CruzAlberto G. de la Cruz, over 6 years ago

    It's incredible, especially when it comes to building sites using Flexbox. The exported code is really clean and well-formatted, although it does come with some fluffy external files (some CSS, but their JS is pretty packed), which is something they're working on reducing.

    At the company I'm at, I use Webflow to build out individual sections of the site, and then export that in snippets that I integrate into our codebase and then adjust by hand. It's saved me many hours of devtime.

    9 points
    • Lucas EspinLucas Espin, over 6 years ago

      would I be able to just save the website files and host them on my own or do I need to use their hosting services for the site? (like squarespace)

      1 point
      • Brennan Smith, over 6 years ago

        You can host the exported code on your own host. I not only use my own hosting but I also take the html and integrate Perch CMS to get away from paying the hefty CMS hosting fees at Webflow. It's a pretty streamlined process.

        1 point
        • Lucas EspinLucas Espin, over 6 years ago

          Do you have any resources on how I could accomplish this?

          0 points
          • Brennan Smith, over 6 years ago

            Perch has some great resources on their website. Easy to follow videos as well as documentation and an active forum. Getting Started with Perch

            I basically export my final code from Webflow and setup a local environment with the help of Mamp Pro to do all my Perch CMS integration development. Here is some documentation on how to work with Perch locally.

            Perch local development

            Hope this helps.

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