Webflow Structure

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The following article describes the structure of a Webflow.

Structure Overview

(See Figure 1)

A Webflow is comprised of the following icons, sections, and tabs:

Webflow tab - Displays the Webflow screen.
Workflow Manager tab - Displays the Workflow Manager screen.

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To learn about the Workflow Manager, click here.

Components - when this icon is clicked, the left section displays a list of components. The components are used to build the physical structure of a digital process.

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To learn about components, click here.

Navigator - when this icon is clicked the left section displays the logical structure and hierarchy of the components that were added to the canvas.

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To learn about the navigator, click here.

Salesforce - when this icon is clicked the left section displays fields for Salesforce integration.

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To learn about Salesforce integration, click here.

Canvas - this section contains the added components.

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All components besides the page are added by drag and drop.

Design tab - when this tab is clicked, the right section displays the Design properties of a selected component.

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To learn more about the Design properties of each component, click here.

Behavior tab - when this tab is clicked, the right section displays the options to add conditions and validations.

To learn about the Behavior tab, click here.

The upper section - contains different options and buttons.

Figure 1: Webflow Structure

The Upper Section

(See Figure 2)

The upper section displays an icon with the initials of the user currently building the Webfloe and its status indicator:
- Green - autosave is on.
- Orange - syncing.
- Red - offline/error
- Display the initials of the user/s currently editing the Webflow

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You can use the icon to sign out.

The section enables you to access our help center for assistance.

For free trial users - indicates how much time remains in the free trial.
Clicking the More Options icon enables you to perform actions such as:
- Sync Weblfow.
- Export Webflow.
- Save a new Webflow version.
Using the Process Settings screen you can set different themes for your process (see Figure 3).

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To learn more about themes, click here.

You can restore different process versions.

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For additional information about process versions, click here.

Enables you to deploy the process.
Enables you to view the process.

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To learn more about Deply and Preview, click here.

Figure 2: Upper Section
Figure 3: Process Settings Screen

Deploy and Preview

Deployment and preview refer to the process of publishing a digital process. They can be performed at various stages of development - for example, a user may deploy and preview the process for quality assurance testing or when it’s ready to be shared with the world. When a deployment process ends, it will display an indicator: