How can I resolve an issue with an interaction overriding the hover state in Webflow? The desired outcome is for the text color to change to purple when hovering over a title, and for the element to become 'active' and trigger certain changes when clicked.

You're experiencing a conflict between hover styling and interaction-based styling in Webflow. To achieve both hover effects and click-triggered "active" state changes, you need to separate the hover state from the click interaction while managing style priorities correctly.

1. Understand the Conflict

• Webflow Interactions override styles set in the Styles Panel, including hover state styles.
• If your click interaction modifies the same text color as your hover state, it will override the hover behavior.

2. Set Up the Hover State (Styles Panel)

• Select your title element.
• Go to the Styles panel and set the hover state (use the dropdown at the top where it says “States”).
• Set the text color to purple under the hover state.
• Return to the “None” state to complete that part.

3. Create a "Clicked" (Active) State Using a Custom Class or Attribute

• Option 1: Add a combo class like title.active.
• When clicked, apply this class with interactions.
• Option 2: Use a custom attribute like data-active="true".
• Update this attribute via custom code if needed.

4. Build the Click Interaction Without Affecting Hover Styles

• Create a new Click trigger on the title element.
• In the interaction:
• Avoid changing color directly.
• Instead, add a combo class like active, or apply a background/position change that doesn’t touch the color.
• Optionally, toggle visibility or other styles on related elements.

5. Use Conditional Styling with Combo Classes

• Create a Combo class like .title.active.
• In this combo class:
• Set a different text color to indicate "active" (could also be purple, or another color once clicked).
• This allows the hover state (purple) and active state to independently show:
• Default: gray or black text.
• Hover: purple.
• Clicked (active): overrides text color or other styles via the combo class.

6. (Optional) Use Custom Code for Persistent Click State

If you want the active state to persist between clicks or pages, consider using custom JavaScript to manage and store the state.

Summary

Set the hover state color in the Styles Panel and use click interactions to apply a combo class that represents the "active" state. Avoid setting the text color via interactions directly—this ensures hover and interaction styles work together without one overriding the other.