Why is my website not showing up correctly after making changes on Webflow?
TL;DR
- Publish changes to both your staging and custom domains to ensure updates go live.
- Clear your browser cache, check global styles, review custom code and interactions, confirm CMS bindings, inspect responsive visibility settings, and compare the staging vs. live site to isolate issues.
If your Webflow site is not displaying correctly after recent changes, the issue usually relates to publishing, browser cache, or conflicting styles.
1. Ensure You Published to the Correct Domain
- After making changes, click the Publish button and ensure you publish to both the webflow.io staging domain and your custom domain.
- Changes made in the Designer are not live until published.
2. Clear Your Browser Cache
- Browsers often cache static files like CSS and JS, which can prevent new styles or scripts from loading.
- Clear your browser cache or try viewing the site in an incognito/private window.
3. Inspect Global Styles and Classes
- Check if global style changes (such as editing a tag on the Body, All Paragraphs, All H1 Headings) were unintentionally applied.
- Use the Style panel to verify class assignments and overrides on affected elements.
4. Check for Interactions or Custom Code
- If elements aren’t behaving correctly, inspect whether a Webflow interaction or animation is misconfigured.
- If you added custom code (in Page Settings or Site Settings), revert or test versions to see if faulty code is affecting layout or behavior.
5. Verify CMS Binding and Collection Updates
- If you're using CMS content, make sure any Collection changes are saved and fields are correctly bound in your Collection Pages or lists.
- Ensure that required fields are filled so dynamic content renders properly.
6. Check for Responsive Visibility Settings
- Elements may appear hidden if visibility settings are disabled on certain breakpoints (e.g., desktop vs mobile).
- In the Style panel, check whether items have Display: None or are hidden due to responsive design rules.
7. Use the Webflow Staging Domain for Testing
- Test the working version on your webflow.io staging domain to determine if the issue is with Webflow or your custom domain setup.
- If the staging version works fine, the problem may lie in domain settings, hosting, or DNS issues.
Summary
To resolve display issues after changes in Webflow, publish your changes, clear browser cache, and review style settings and custom code. Compare the staging and live sites to isolate whether the issue is in Webflow or external hosting settings.