I’ve been waiting years for something like this, I guess I can wait another 4. Thanks for the reply.
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Support for Bring-Your-Payment-Gateway for E-commerce or support for popular payment gateway is essential for me. Web apps is also vital.
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oh groan. is that it? CMS?
Yes ok, for those without access to server etc who entirely focus on layout design via this type of editor which also handles publishing then i suppose it’s good, but any web creator should by now have learned some basic sql and php asp or cf to do this.
funnily enough i said to one to the webflow staff via pm “why dont you guys add that - basic cms, all you gotta do is run some servers with db & give each site a unique id on the fly” and he said it wasn’t possible.
that was like 7 days ago
there are many designers, myself included, who like to focus on just designing. Webflow is built around that thought. Let the platform handle all the cross-browser issues, the basics of element structure, common widgets (e.g. lightboxes, sliders, tabs, etc), and even complex interactions while the designer focuses on designing.
As a designer, I like to have a streamlined workflow without having to rely on the thought of “how do I code this?”
Sure, as Web Designers, we should know basic backend programming, but what about those that want to learn more about the Design part of Web Design and not so much about the coding part?
When a platform is able to make fluid creativity more accessible, I feel that it helps open a door to everyone. When that person walks through the door, they may get even more interested in the intricacies of the platform and maybe want to learn how to code or do things that go beyond the platform.
For example: Minecraft, Super Mario Maker, Easy to use movie editing tools, and so on. 
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Given that I started the thread, I figured I would chime in here just to show my support for Webflow and the Webflow team. This has me ready to move back to using Webflow because I actually trust these developers to create an amazing product. I’ve been swamped with developing in WordPress for months now and have even launched my own WordPress focused hosting company, but I have to say it’s a bit tiring dealing with all of it.
The biggest roadblock will be in getting clients to use Webflow as their hosting/CMS solution. This is my biggest issue with Webflow going forward, in that 9 out 10 of my clients wouldn’t be able to host their sites or applications using Webflow. I have to export, fine tune the markup and then deploy. Then depending on the clients needs, I have to wire up the site in a CMS (WordPress is what I’m always asked for) and then I have to maintain the release outside of Webflow for the life of the product/service/site/app.
There has to be a better solution, and I hope the Webflow CMS is the answer.
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This is a great solution for great designers to not be limited to print and static mediums. Webflow made it possible for me and many other designers to create websites using their talent. Webflow is the reason we are seeing so many great sites pop up that would not have existed before. CMS is just going to make that even better by allowing us to deliver sites to clients and allow them to maintain them. And it does this without coding.
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Pixelgeek - hi mate… but i did say:
“for those without access to server etc who entirely focus on layout design via this type of editor which also handles publishing, then i suppose it’s good”
so i acknowledge for that type of user it’s good. The main thing i do is CMS stuff, so i get that it is very useful for such users who dont do that stuff… but I was just talking for me - it’s not adding anything for me 
poor me all people like me want from a prog like webflow is to just do layout & scaling & fx stuff faster, so i guess i was hoping for more stuff on that front.
But anyways as we’re on the topic, you could even give people an ‘add basic forum’ to their sites - you just need a master forum server (+any mirrors) but one which is tiered down from a master ‘forum’ table and then with individual threads/discussions tables tied to each ‘forum’ via master ‘forum’ ID number - the master forum table just has 3 fields - title, autonumber_forum_id (row id) & a client_site_id
each newly user-created ‘forum’ simply auto-creates a new ‘forum’ row in the forums master table with their site_id injected as the identifier so the ‘forum’ is tied to the client website via an ID number… threads/message tables are tied to the main forum table ID. Client has admin rights to delete threads/messages via an admin cookie which gives them rights to delete thread/message rows with their forum ID number.
i’ve been doing it for a few years on a server - albeit not on the scale you guys have in terms of potential client sites - it works easy and in reality you don’t get much activity on the vast majority of such created forums so it doesn’t stress the server too much.
i use the same technique for allowing added comments to news/blog items on client pages. Client injects news/blog items into a master ‘news-item’ table (linked to the website/webpage by ID number), and then a table called ‘comments_news’ allows added comments (linked to the news/blog item via news-item-ID). again the client can admin and delete unwanted/spam comment posts via an admin cookie when they login
in all cases the whole smash is connected to a mail server which mails out a flag to the owner with each added post.
but again i dont do it on the scale you guys might have to deal with… but then anything can be scaled up.
I still believe this CMS thing is not the bomb features most designers are expecting. It looks more like a revenue crave to me. It is too much of a distraction for now. Even if CMS was in the plan, it should have been introduced after Webflow has matured. There are tons of features that could have made Webflow August release a bomb than a CMS. Just my cent.
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In a fresh platform that Webflow is, any new feature is urgent to somebody. Whatever Webflow start there would be someone perfectly happy and someone frustrated.
But for the most part, I agree with you. Building the CMS is something huge and as such it would probably take too much time and bring in too much complexity which would require even extra too much time until seamlessly integrated into the existing product.
The corollary, though, is not that building the CMS right now is something wrong. I simply wish Webflow gave us promise that they would pay some attention to the already requested features, as well. E.g. a promise that they would spend roughly 70% of their resources on the CMS and 30% on the already requested features would be encouraging.
I would also like to repeat something already mentioned above - what is the point of the fluff articles in the Webflow blog? They have no marketing value (contrary to what most “internet marketers” believe) and the time and money spent on them are a precious resource. I wish those resources were directed at improving the product itself.
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I hate to tell you guys but that’s pretty much standard practice. I know from experience from using platforms like Duda, weebly, and elegant themes. So I am glad that post other articles and give us tips.
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So, now when several weeks has past since announcement about beta invites, nothing happens.
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Oh my bad, sorry, its only been a few days apparently.
Well done webflow - I see some enhancements!
The css selector - I dont fully understand it yet but it looks interesting
A new “blockquote” element
Delete assets from the image manager - been wanting for this one!
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There’s an built in eyedropper aswell. If you use Chrome.
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And although it’s there already for some time, the open graph settings come in handy. But the best feature: custom page code:
Go team webflow!
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Hi Uzzer
I understand your point about resources, but clearly content marketing is one of webflow’s strategies for generating new leads and customers, something all companies have to focus on. So not sure I agree about it having no marketing value, even if you’re not particularly interested in the topics.
Graham
Does this screenshot hint at a new breakpoint, or custom breakpoint?
If so ill be a happy puppy…
Edit: This is from the webflow homepage, I’m thinking it might actually be a very old UI screenshot?
When is this update suppose to be release ?
@Biscutty the homepage features early photoshop mockups of the designer as far as I can tell, I think initially that must have symbolised a desktop and laptop divide but the webflow team presumably decided against that route, at least in the short term.
I’m not sure that points to custom breakpoints either, I think the star indicates the current resolution but that’s just my interpretation.
Feel free to add any features you’d like to see to the “wish list” category on the forums!
Arthur
I’m dying to know for whom those articles have marketing value, especially given that they do not even get published on a third-part blog… By the way Webflow have not even announced the CMS strategic decision on their own blog, nor any of the latest new features.
@uzzer webflow are a reasonably small team, the blog posts are not just for attracting new users but also presumably for retaining current ones and reminding old ones the power which the webflow tool has. In terms of the CMS the announcement here was a “sneak peek” so that they could find beta testers, not the major announcement.