The most cloned Webflow Style System
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Develop organized and maintainable websites that your clients love

Client-First is a set of guidelines and strategies to help us build Webflow websites. Built and managed by Finsweet.

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The most cloneable Webflow project ever
32k+

Develop organized websites in Webflow

Client-First is a set of guidelines and strategies to help us build Webflow websites. Built and managed  by Finsweet.

Build Webflow sites you’re

The most used Webflow build convention
Used by people and teams to unify project development
BENEFITS

Like thousands of developers, you will love using Client-First

Client-First help us build more efficiently as Webflow developers

Amazing
benefits
fs_styleguide

Easy to update Style Guide

Create a project organization system to work faster with less effort.

All classes you need are ready to use
Easy to style and share with your client
Standardize processes across pages
fs_class-name

Know how to name your classes

Create clear and specific names for classes.

Intuitive naming convention
Component approach
Easy to find classes
fs_folders

Folders view of the structures

Folders help us group, search for, and access elements in our project.

Organize your project
Easy to find classes through the project
Multi-level folder
fs_spacing

Flexible spacing system

Make intelligent spacing decisions inside Client-First.

Spacing block strategy
Spacing wrapper strategy
CSS Grid strategy
fs_team

Unify a build strategy as a team

Creating a project that allows for scalability

Standardize structure shared across all pages
Scalable and easily manageable
Anyone understand the project
fs_variables

New color system using variables

Explore the power of color variables in Webflow for consistency, global changes, and enhanced project organization

Consistency across the project
Ease of maintenance
Improved readability and organization
Context for usage
EDUCATION

Deep Documentation

The most important topics of Client-First.

Read the
docs
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EDUCATION

Learn with Live Builds and our Clonables

Find live builds and Clonables of Client-First.

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Client-First V2 live build of Apple Podcasts Website

In this episode, Joe Krug will recreate the Apple Podcast website in Webflow using Client-First V2!

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Spacing productivity

Learn how the Client-first spacing system can increase the building speed in Webflow. The main benefit of the spacing system is that we don’t have to start from scratch. The spacing is already set up in Client-first cloneables. These classes have responsive margin values and responsive padding values. The spacing system brings flexibility and allows quick global changes.

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Class productivity

Learn how to speed up class selection, and deal with long class naming. We will learn some general tips as well as specifically address the Spacing System, classes of the Client-first Style System, the Typography Classes, and Global Classes.

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Cloneable
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Cloneable
Wireframe 2

Light and clean wireframe UI kit that's based on GitHub’s Primer design system, built using the Client-first system for Webflow. It consists of 45 components.

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Client-First Cloneable

This Client-first cloneable is the starter project for Finsweet's Client-first Webflow style system.

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Wireframe 4

A custom designed light wireframe UI kit, built using the Client-first system for Webflow. There are total of 56 components you can start building with.

OUR COMMUNITY

The community and Client-First

Here's what the Webflow community is saying

Cory Runnells, aka "Flowman!"
Cory Runnells, aka "Flowman!"
@CoryRunn

Client-first helped bring much needed structure to my Webflow builds. My struggles with wasting so much time on what to name classes, is a thing of the past. It also helped me realize what a mess my spacing use to be.

Hiraya Web Creatives - Webflow Developer
Hiraya Web Creatives - Webflow Developer
@HirayaCreatives

A gold standard. When I started Webflow, I was confused to structure my builds.

With Client-First, I am now able to confidently structure, name my classes and build the sites with ease.

Thank you @thatsfinsweet for the gift to the Webflow community.

Matt
Matt
@makermattevans

"Client-first is like the foundations of a modern super energy efficient house. It does all the heavy (and tedious!) lifting so you can focus all your creative energy on making the bricks & mortar feel like a home."

Galina
Galina
@_galinapr

Made my first @webflow website, Used @thatsfinsweet Client-first style system to keep it organized.

Jesse Nieman
Jesse Nieman
@jesselnieman

Woah...The Client-first Style System that @thatsfinsweet just released is about to become a best practice in @webflow development...Get on the train!

Devin
Devin
@devinsfountain

The initial learning curve for the @thatsfinsweet client-first system is tough but once you've got it down, I promise you'll hop on the bandwagon too. I built a client's landing page in a single day, all responsive sizes plus animations.

 Vianney Percq
Vianney Percq
@vianneypercq

Just finished to follow and redo the #2 Client-First live build by @thatsfinsweet Definitely a game changer for #Webflow users! So useful and informative. Thanks @joekrug @RayTirado and @harshit_offcial

Hafizz - Webflow Designer & Developer
Hafizz - Webflow Designer & Developer
@itshkmanzoor

Client-first does exactly what it’s name says. It’s not just for pro webflowers but for people who are getting started. It keeps the structured super neat and clean so it is readable for everyone without even looking to the design.

Joseph Berry®
Joseph Berry®
@josephberry88

To be honest my work flow is very close to what @thatsfinsweet do for client first. They have made there system truly global to all devs and clients.

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