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Webflow + Laravel

Hello guys,

I have two questions,

Can I use webflow as front-end and Laravel as backend?

And if yes, is it a good idea?

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Sinnbeck's avatar

I mean there is an sdk for php, but isn't the whole point of webflow that you use their page builder? Why build your own?

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@Sinnbeck it's a more complex web app. So I need a lot of custom backend, but I'd like to have it easier building the front.

So I'd like to use the 'simplicity' of webflow for the front, so it is quick building, but the backend in laravel.

What would the best way to do it?

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Sinnbeck
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@Kris01 Well webflow (as far as I know) isnt a frontend thing. Its a whole hosted website designer. So I doubt you can interact with the "frontend" part from your own backend, unless webflow puts their product on npmjs.com or similar.

Your best bet currenly is to see if you can use the API to interact with it, but it seems quite limited: https://developers.webflow.com/reference/list-collections

Php wrapper for the api https://packagist.org/packages/expertlead/webflow-php-sdk

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@Sinnbeck thank you for the help. One last thing I would like to ask.

What could I use to build the front-end in an easier and faster way, like drag and drop way, while using laravel as backend.

Is there something like that available?

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@Kris01 I would personally use filament. It is the new hot laravel backend. I say backend, as the frontend usualy refers to the part where you show the end product.

They have a builder component for creating a page with drag and drop as I understand it (havent used it myself) https://filamentphp.com/docs/2.x/forms/fields#builder

I also believe there is a plugin for it that can do this (maybe more) but cannot find it currenlty

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