Webflow Just Changed the Game (Again): Conf 2023 Roundup

Webflow just had an insane 2023 conference where they announced many new, exciting features. Let's discuss them all and give you my personal verdict.
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⏰ Timestamps
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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - New Brand / UI
01:22 - Localization
01:42 - 3D (native Spline support)
02:48 - Custom Variables / CSS Properties
03:29 - Custom Properties (inline CSS?)
03:57 - Components
04:09 - Slots
04:43 - Developer API's for Webflow Apps
05:02 - Figma to Webflow App
05:29 - Devlink (React import)
06:39 - Other updates
07:01 - Final verdict
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[@muslimahmood]

Thank you for sharing.

[@webflowandcode]

Thank you for watching

[@babusgabriel]

Great overview & recap!

[@webflowandcode]

Thank you!

[@jelenajovanovic1472]

Tnx for useful information. 🙂

[@webflowandcode]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@naramz]

good overview thank u

[@webflowandcode]

Thank you for tuning in

[@danherzl]

framer made webflow wake up from its deep sleep. I love webflow and I'm rooting for it! Framer is currently moving fast with lots of new features. What could you tell me about this? Thanks for the video

[@webflowandcode]

I’m not following Framer as closely so can’t comment too much. What would you like to know exactly?

[@gregglegend]

Interesting. I've been plotting away from Webflow actually. I'm an earky supporter, but their price increases and convoluted plans have lost me. Pity as I still enjoy working with the UI. Will keep an eye on it.

[@webflowandcode]

I think your issue of price is one shared by many. It’s a different subject altogether but what might help is working out your return on investment of the tool. As people who get paid for what they do, we all have to swallow payments on less than ideal things and it’s up to us to figure that out. Assuming you’re hosting your own website as I’m just paying for a freelancer account and don’t host any of my own sites on Webflow.

[@gregglegend]

@@webflowandcodeYes, have to factor in ROI of today, but there's also the issue the time and energy costs of learning closed / gated tools that could have their pricing structures overhauled in a moment. These pricing changes were bad enough, but there could still be more ahead in the future with their new investors. I've been trying to use more open tools, or build my own where possible.

[@cytuber]

@@webflowandcode Hi, I'm not a Webflow user but I understood that many of the components, CMS and such, didn't work outside of the webflow hosting environment. I thought you could only move basic sites to other hosting platforms?

[@webflowandcode]

@cytuber That's right. Exporting does not include CMS items

[@cytuber]

@@webflowandcode Thanks. That's probably the main reason I don't use Webflow. It looks like a great product but I don't like feeling locked into a ecosystem :)

[@webflowandcode]

What do you think? Exciting updates? What was missing?

[@alexeytretina]

Very nice bunch of updates. Especially Spline support. I had a lot of inquiries about 3D objects in websites recently, so it’s exactly what I needed 🎉

[@yoppoy6267]

NextJS is built onto React, so you would create react components for it

[@webflowandcode]

Yes but what I’m referring to is; are Webflow, under the hood using React to render the component or does the entire site pre-render. Are network/API requests made before page load

[@naviryzen7935]

How come I don't see custom properties option in webflow designer? Is it not rolled out for all users?

[@webflowandcode]

Not everything is rolled out. I demonstrate all the features that are out. Webflow were a bit vague on timelines

[@ohtimmay]

do you know when localization will be live?

[@webflowandcode]

“Next month”

[@workingTchr]

I'm looking for a webpage development tool that will provide an intuitive LAYOUT mechanism (using flexbox, grid, bootstrap, etc) that's drag and drop and resizable in real time. There does not seem to exist such a tool which is rather shocking (to me) given how fundamental that is to a web page's structure.

[@webflowandcode]

I think Framer’s is quite interesting!

[@mrjamesbrand5185]

Framer is the solution with amazing features.

[@digitalsketchguy7844]

Bootstrap Studio or Pinegrow

[@questerstudio]

Welcome to South Africa! Are you from here?

[@webflowandcode]

Thank you! I’m not. I like to travel so have based myself here for a short time

[@itslocane412]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:12 🆕 Webflow Conference 2023 introduced a new UI and logo, featuring brighter colors and increased contrast. 01:22 🌐 Native localization is coming to Webflow, allowing users to change the language within the platform. 01:51 🎥 Webflow now supports native 3D using Spline, making 3D design more accessible. 02:58 🎨 CSS variables or custom properties can be added directly in Webflow, enhancing styling standardization. 04:20 🔄 Webflow now includes "slots" to create versatile component areas, expanding design possibilities.

[@webflowandcode]

Thank you for the added context!

[@harveytherobot]

I’m still waiting for them to fix multi reference fields.

[@webflowandcode]

What’s your issue? I’ve had no problems with multi reference fields

[@slaction]

Did they use AI to find a way to make building hosting websites even MORE expensive?

[@webflowandcode]

Haha

[@troytinsley148]

As far as the logo goes, the square shape in upper left is a bit off-putting,

[@webflowandcode]

I’m just sad that it’s not particularly clever. It looks nice though, their old one looked nice too.

[@lostinthemachinecom]

Been using webflow since....2014....my site has been just sitting there. I come back to work on it and damn, the things I wanted to do 8 years ago I still can't do. Why is it so hard to drive elements like dropdowns, lightboxes, and other sliders with collections. Sure - you can do it with custom code but seriously, what have they been doing all this time. And yeah - my prices have gone up to do the exact same thing that I was doing in 2014. Grrrr.

[@webflowandcode]

Is your issue combining interactions with collection lists? There’s a lot the tool can’t do but there’s also a lot it can do. It obviously hasn’t just remained stagnant for 8 years! We just find our own wants/needs for a specific tool to fill and each project can be different. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad. Just not for you!

[@shadi5885]

They also broke all their API’s all at once 😂 They only JUST fixed most the issues last week

[@webflowandcode]

Oh dear! Didn’t know about that

[@shadi5885]

@@webflowandcode the biggest issue they had was with V2’s api, essentially API calls were limited to call per minute, meaning if you’re running a SaaS website that runs on Webflow and it’s api, only 1 user was allowed to have 1 interaction per minute on your entire website. That took ~2 weeks to fix, I’m sure that’s caused a huge rift with their enterprise customers and will likely lead to some serious financial losses for Webflow as businesses try and mitigate this kind of event happening in the future, which likely means leaving Webflow and creating their own CMS systems.

[@webflowandcode]

I guess this is just an issue with being 100% dependant on Webflow. Single point of failure

[@shadi5885]

@@webflowandcode a great tool for building MVP’s, but not a place to stay once you’re growing :)

[@TolstoyPlastic]

Well everyone, get ready for yet another 150% price hike! (sarcasm)

[@webflowandcode]

Boo! Hopefully stays the same

[@itslocane412]

Why is this special about 90% of the webflow features in this conference can be done in Framer already?

[@webflowandcode]

I guess because it can now be done in Webflow! It’s ok to not like Framer for one reason or another so it’s good these features are now here, regardless of whether they are revolutionary or not.

[@itslocane412]

@@webflowandcode Both platforms are amazing, I'm just not sure why people were saying on twitter Webflow killed Framer that's all.

[@null_spacex]

​@@itslocane412people can say anything they want on twitter.. Best to ignore it

[@webflowandcode]

@@itslocane412 probably to get a click! Plus for those people it might actually be true!

[@webflowandcode]

Out of curiosity, what platforms would you say are comparable to Webflow?

[@ricksanchez-c-137]

Use me as i want to delete all these shitfullapps and go back to coding whole thing from 0 button

[@webflowandcode]

Simpler times! You can still do that though?