The Blog · Updated weekly

Field notes from
building.

Long-form essays on Webflow architecture, tracking infrastructure, martech wiring, and the occasional rant about cookie banners. Written by the engineers actually shipping the work, not interns rewriting Notion docs.

Editor's pick
Featured essay· Apr 10, 2026

Your Technical Web Development Team, On Demand

Most agencies hand you a project manager and a timeline. Social Catnip embeds a senior Webflow development team directly into yours — partners who move fast, speak startup, and build like they own it.

Social Catnip
Apr 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Read essay
Recent

Latest from the team.

See all essays →
Essay
Jun 19, 20266 min

How to Build Webflow Scroll Animations (Without the Jank)

A hands-on guide to scroll-triggered animations in Webflow with the Interactions panel, plus an honest warning about the mobile performance cost most tutorials skip.

By Social Catnip
Essay
Jun 19, 20265 min

Build a CSS Scrolling Text Marquee in Webflow (No Plugin)

Build an infinite scrolling text marquee in Webflow with pure CSS, no plugin and no dead marquee tag. The duplicate-track and translateX trick, explained.

By Social Catnip
Essay
Jun 19, 20268 min

SVG Line Animation in Webflow: The Self-Drawing Line

The self-drawing SVG line, explained: how the stroke-dasharray and dashoffset trick works, real CSS code, clean single-path exports, and draw-on-scroll in Webflow.

By Social Catnip
Essay
Jun 18, 202611 min

How to Add CSS Page Transitions in Webflow (Load + Exit)

Add smooth CSS page transitions in Webflow using native Page Load and link-click exit animations, plus the honest limits of when you actually need Barba.js or Swup.

By Social Catnip
Essay
Jun 18, 20268 min

Hover on Mobile: Why It Breaks and What to Use Instead

Hover effects do not work on touch devices, and tapping them leaves buttons stuck mid-glow. Here is the one media query that fixes it, plus real tap states.

By Social Catnip
Essay
Jun 18, 20267 min

Webflow Client-First Explained: Finsweet's Naming System

Webflow Client-First is Finsweet's free class-naming system. Here's how utility and custom classes work, how to adopt it, and when it's honestly overkill.

By Social Catnip
Archive

Everything else.

Showing 20 of 73 · Sort by Newest
Woolworths Was Capturing 40% of Its E-Commerce Events. We Got It to 94%.Jun 2, 20264 min
Stop Spam Before It Starts: A Honeypot for Your Webflow FormsMar 9, 20264 min
How to Capture and Cookie UTM's then pass them to an Iframes Source urlDec 1, 20252 min
How We Drove 159 Phone Calls for Zeeks Plumbing by Buying Leads, Not Cheap ClicksOct 8, 20244 min
Pros and Cons of Using Webflow TemplatesAug 25, 20237 min
Is Webflow Good for Blogs? An Honest EvaluationAug 24, 20239 min
How Long Does It Take to Learn Webflow? A Realistic GuideAug 23, 20238 min
How Good Is Webflow? An Honest, In-Depth EvaluationAug 22, 20238 min
Top Ten Ways to Increase Conversion with WebflowAug 21, 202311 min
How Does Webflow Work? A Comprehensive OverviewAug 18, 20239 min
How to Set Up Conversion Tracking in Google AnalyticsAug 17, 202310 min
Setting Business Goals and Objectives: A Practical GuideAug 16, 20239 min
How to Set Up the Figma to Webflow PluginAug 15, 20236 min
How to Add a Mega Menu on Your Webflow SiteAug 14, 20237 min
Is Webflow Good for E-commerce? Capabilities and BenefitsAug 11, 20238 min
GA4 Experts: Turning Your Data Dreams Into RealityAug 11, 20237 min
How to Track JotForm Iframe Conversion Events in Google AnalyticsAug 11, 20238 min
10 Above-the-Fold Optimization Ideas to Improve ConversionsAug 10, 202310 min
The 13 Best Webflow Resource Sites for Your Next ProjectAug 9, 20235 min
Webflow Hosting Explained: Everything You Need to KnowAug 8, 20239 min
46 more essays in the archive, sort/filter UI coming soon.

One essay. Every other Tuesday.

No “10 marketing tips” lists. No “How AI is changing X” think-pieces. Just one essay every other week on what we shipped, broke, or learned. 2,800 subscribers.

No spam. Unsubscribe in one click. We won't sell your email, we'd be embarrassed.
1essay every
other Tuesday
2,800SaaS subscribers
0cross-promotion
or paid links