Accessible Webflow popup modal
Display a popup when a button is clicked with Tab trap and Custom Focusable element.
How to build a popup modal in Webflow
Install VisualDX
Firstly, make sure you have the VisualDX script before your </body>. Checkout the Quick Start for how to do this.
Create Open Button
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Button.In the Value field add a unique identifier.
Create Popup Element
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Custom Element. In the Value field add the same unique identifier as the popup button.
Create Popup Close Button
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Buttonwhich is a child of the Popup. Note: we do not need a value here.
Convert Custom Element to Dialog
In the settings if a Custom Element change the Tag from a Div to a Dialog. This will set the popup to Display: none.
Select Custom Focusible element
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Input (Text Field) of a Webflow Form.
Add animations to popup child elements
In this example the From Block will move from a starting position of 32px below to it's original position in 1000ms with an easing of Ease.
Copy this Combo Class:
Paste the combo class into a style selector of Form Block .
Style your the combo classes. eg. Set the Transforms to 0px and give the width transition a time of 1000ms and easing of Ease.
Delete the combo class and update the Transform Y to -32 px and Transitions to 500ms.
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