Hi,
I’ve been searching for a solution to this for quite some time. I’m wondering if it’s possible to add a video inside a Multi-Image field in Webflow. This would be perfect for showcasing a portfolio.
I don’t mind using custom code if necessary—just looking for the best way to achieve this. Any reference, clonable website, a workaround or tutorial would be very appreciated.
Thank You!
Nope. A few paths…
Easiest-
Use some separate video fields in the CMS, and display them elsewhere on the page but with the same group as the items in your multi-image field.
That will show them all in the same lightbox.
Hardest-
Try to build an extensive hack, where you store the video URL in alt text, then have a script identify it and reform the item as a video item. Then re-initialize the lightbox. It’s messy to admin, and build, but I’ve kicked this idea around for awhile and I think it should work mechanically.
Thanks for the quick response, everyone! From what I understand, I’ll have to scrap the idea of a multi-image field. Instead, I’ll create a new collection for images and videos, linking it to my main collection using multi-reference and Finsweet (to handle more than five references). It feels like a big workaround for something that seems simple and widely used in the art, design, and e-commerce industries. But I’ll give it a shot—thanks again!