How to Build a CMS Driven Video Lightbox Playlist in Webflow

A detailed tutorial on creating a CMS-driven video lightbox playlist using Webflow!
In this video, we walk through a step-by-step process of creating an interactive video lightbox playlist with Webflow's CMS.
Whether you're a web design enthusiast, a budding developer, or a seasoned professional looking to enhance your skills, this video is tailored for you.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a clear understanding of:
Setting Up Your CMS in Webflow: Learn how to efficiently organize and manage your video content using Webflow's CMS features.
Designing the Video Lightbox: Discover the best practices for creating an attractive and user-friendly lightbox to showcase your videos.
Linking CMS with the Lightbox: We'll show you how to dynamically populate your lightbox playlist with CMS content, ensuring a seamless user experience.
Throughout the tutorial, we emphasize clear, practical instructions to ensure you can follow along easily.
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[@jeffwilliams5364]

Great video. Gave me lots of things to consider... I am new to CMS and I am enjoying learning how I can use it!

[@clcreativedallas]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeffwilliams5364]

Will new uploaded videos appear at the top of the list? Or the bottom. Is there a way to control that? I really need the newest video to appear first. Also, is there a way to manually reorganize content in a CMS list?

[@clcreativedallas]

Hey Jeff, the CMS items should load based on the date published by default. To manually reorder, you can create a date section in the CMS and use that to sort them - selecting custom dates for each. Or what I like to do is create a numbers section in the CMS and assign each a number. You can use the decimal number to make it easier in case you want to fit any new items in the future without having to reorder the entire list. Number them all with whole numbers on the first pass and then use that technique in the future. So 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0. In the future you want to insert between 1 and 2, you can just do 1.5