#What is This Video Course?

"Building an Expanding Article Stack in Framer" is a practical, standalone lesson in Framer Academy, created by the Framer team and running at 13:14 for in-depth yet focused guidance. This framer resource teaches how to craft a dynamic, collapsible stack of articles that draws from your Framer CMS and integrates beautifully into a hero section—solving the challenge of showcasing fresh content without overwhelming the page or requiring manual updates. Delivered through engaging narrated screen recordings with step-by-step demos, real-time canvas previews, and careful callouts to key settings that influence behavior and results. While no remix project is explicitly confirmed in listings, the workflow is highly replicable on real pages. It's especially valuable for designer-developers building content-heavy sites (blogs, magazines, portfolios) who want interactive, CMS-driven features that feel premium and stay performant.

#What You’ll Learn ⚡

• Designing a reusable article card component connected to CMS fields (title, excerpt, image, date, etc.) for automatic population

• Structuring a stack layout that collapses/expands smoothly to fit hero sections without disrupting flow

• Adding hover interactions and state management (open/closed variants) for an engaging expand-on-click or hover effect

• Applying the stack to real hero sections with practical tweaks for responsiveness, spacing, and visual hierarchy

• Key settings and workflow choices that ensure clean UX, seamless CMS syncing, and optimized site performance

#Who Is This For?

This lesson targets Framer users creating content-forward sites who want dynamic article previews in prominent areas like heroes—perfect if static grids feel dated or manual CMS updates slow you down.

• Skill Level: Intermediate—assumes comfort with CMS basics, components, and variants

• Prior Knowledge Needed: Familiarity with Framer CMS (collections, dynamic binding) and component states; pairs well with "Getting Started with the Framer CMS"

• Use Case 1: Editorial or blog homepages featuring latest posts in an elegant, space-saving hero stack

• Use Case 2: Portfolio or agency sites highlighting recent case studies/articles with interactive expansion

• Pain Point Solved: Overcrowded hero sections—use collapsible stacks to show more content elegantly

• Pain Point Solved: Outdated article displays—CMS connection ensures live, automatic freshness

• Bonus Fit: Designers building magazine-style or news sites needing engaging, low-maintenance content showcases

#Course Structure Breakdown

This 13:14 video flows as a complete, demo-driven tutorial with narrated screen shares, zooms on properties and canvas, live interactions, and real-page results—keeps momentum high for designers who learn by watching and replicating.

• Intro / Recap / Problem Statement: Hooks with the appeal of a clean, expanding article showcase in heroes (great for blogs/editorials), explains the collapsible stack concept and CMS power to keep content live

• Main Demo Sections: Core build: designing the CMS-connected article card (fields binding, styling), structuring the stack layout, and setting up open/closed states with variants

• Key Live Examples or Walkthroughs: Adds interactivity—hover effects, expand/collapse triggers, and smooth transitions—then places the full stack in a real hero section with live CMS previews

• Tips / Best Practices: Highlights critical settings (variant transitions, spacing, overflow handling, CMS sync) to achieve polished results, responsiveness, and performance without bloat

• Wrap-up / Encouragement: Shows the final dynamic hero in action, reinforces how this reusable pattern saves time on content sites, and motivates applying it to your own projects