Instructions

Before You Start Editing

This template is built with the Lumos framework — no custom code. But it does use a few smart techniques that make editing faster once you know them. Here's what you'll see, and how to use it. Takes 2 minutes to read.

1. Global Guides (Column Overlay)

Global Guides is a hidden 12-column grid overlay — like layout guides in Figma. Turn it on to see exactly which columns each element spans, so your edits line up perfectly.

How to use it: Find Global Guides in the Navigator (top of the page tree). Open its Settings panel and switch Visibility to Visible. Switch it back to Hidden when you're done — it's only a guide, not part of the live design.

Dark interface screen showing a grid with vertical columns numbered 1 to 12 and menu panels on sides.

2. Variable Modes

Some settings have multiple "modes" — like Dark / Light / Brand for color themes, or a different size for each heading level. Switch the mode instead of manually restyling each one.

Dark theme color palette with base, dark, and brand modes showing background, text, and button colors.
Code editor interface showing text style variables like font-size, line-height, margin, and font-family.

3. Responsive Variables (Large, Medium, Small & XSmall Modes)

Some settings have multiple "modes" — like Dark / Light / Brand for color themes, or a different size for each heading level. Switch the mode instead of manually restyling each one.

Padding Example

This template doesn't resize "automatically" by magic — every value is written once using four modes: Large, Medium, Small, and XSmall. Each mode holds its own value of 1 at their respective container sizes / breakpoints & switches to 0 on other breakpoints, so the design adjusts as the screen gets smaller or larger.

Padding example: A section's padding might be 8rem on Large, 6rem on Medium, 4rem on Small, and 2rem on XSmall — one formula covers all four.


Custom value editor showing a calc expression combining large, medium, xsmall, and small spacing variables.
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Display Example

Display example: A layout might be Grid on Large/Medium, then switch to Flex (stacked) on Small/XSmall — again, one formula, one place to edit.


CSS style panel showing faq_layout with dark mode theme, variable modes, and custom grid properties settings.
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4. Fluid Builder App (Text & Spacing Sizes)

Text and spacing sizes use a formula, not a plain number, so they scale smoothly between screen sizes instead of jumping. This was set up with the Fluid Builder app.

To resize something: Open Fluid Builder from the Apps panel, find the variable (e.g., Font Size / Text Small), and change the two rem numbers — one for Large screens, one for Small screens. The app blends between them automatically. Don't edit the formula by hand in the Style panel.

Fluid Builder interface showing editable dynamic font sizes and site/gutter settings in rem units.
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5. Hover & Active Effects

Hover animations and "active" states (like the current nav link) aren't Webflow's built-in Hover state — they're powered by small custom attributes: data-trigger and data-state & variable modes (State & Trigger System).

Trigger table showing entries for 'on' and 'off' with base mode and active values.

Hover example: A button might have data-trigger="hover" — hovering over it smoothly scales image (child) up or shifts its color.

Active example: A nav link might have data-state="current" — it highlights automatically when you're on that page, no manual styling needed.

Don't delete these attributes — removing them turns off the animation, but won't break the layout.

Web design panel showing style settings for portfolio_img_wrap including theme, blending, opacity, and transform.

UI panel showing Portfolio Card settings for ID, Tag, Visibility, and custom data-trigger attribute.

6. Prebuild Sections with Layout Variants

NOTE: This Page Is Fully Built with Section, Layout & Element Components Only. Take This as a Referance.

Each section is built from three parts: a Section component , Layout & a element components inside it. The Layout component has Variants — like Stack Centered, Columns, Sticky Left, Breakout, Full, or Card — that control how the section is arranged.


Navigator panel showing Body with Global Guides, Section, Container, Layout, two columns, and text elements.

To change how a section looks: select the Layout element and pick a different Variant from the dropdown — the content rearranges automatically.

UI menu under Layout showing stack options with Stack Centered selected and two class input fields below.

Inside each Layout, you'll find our prebuilt components (headings, paragraphs, images, etc.) — find more of these anytime in the Components panel on the left sidebar. Don't unlink or detach these components; editing works fine while they stay connected.

Sidebar panel showing a components list with categories and button instances in a design tool interface.
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