Add custom style to Collection Items in Webflow (nth Child)
Easily add unique designs to Webflow CMS Collection Items with No-Code using nth Child
Instructions
Firstly, make sure you have the VisualDX script before your </body>. Checkout the Quick Start for how to do this.
How to add nth child custom styles to a Webflow Collection Item
Copy this attribute:
Select the Collection List of a Webflow Collection
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Collection List
Add a Value to select the child element
eg. a Value of 3 selects the third element of the Collection Items.
Value 1 selects the first element of div siblings.
Value 2 selects the second element of div siblings.
etc, etc.
Copy this combo class:
Paste the combo class into a style selector of your Collection Item and/or each the children of the Collection Item.
Add the Value from Step 4 to the end of the combo class.
In this example the Value is 3 therefore the combo class is:
vdx--nth-child-3
If vdx-nth-child has a value of 1, then the combo class is:
vdx--nth-child-1
If vdx-nth-child has a value of , then the combo class is:
vdx--nth-child-2
etc etc.
Style each of the combo classes.
eg. change the background color.
Remove the combo class and Publish
How to loop custom styles through Webflow Collection Items
Using a formula (an + b). Description: a represents an integer step size, n is all non negative integers, starting from 0, and b is an integer offset value.
Add a 5n+2 to the Value input to Style every 5th Collection Item starting at the 2nd Collection Item
Add the combo class vdx--nth-child-5n-2 to the Collection Item and/or it's children
eg. change the background color.
Remove the combo class and Publish
How to select multiple different nth child Webflow Collection Items
Add multiple values separated by commas in to the Value input.
Using the two previous examples we need to add 5n+2 followed by a comma and the number 3.
eg. 5n+2, 3
Publish
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