Nest element as first child

element.prepend(newElement)

Insert a new element onto the page as the first child of the target element.

Syntax

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element.prepend(newElement: ElementPreset | Component): Promise<<AnyElement>

Parameters

• newElement: webflow.elementPresets.<preset> - The new element to be inserted into the hierarchy. This element is derived from the webflow.elementPresets object, which contains all Webflow elements that can be inserted onto the canvas.

Returns

Promise<AnyElement>

A Promise that resolves to an AnyElement object.

AnyElement represents the various element types available in a Webflow project. See a full list of supported element types in our Designer Extension type definitions.

Example

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// Get Selected Element
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const el = await webflow.getSelectedElement();
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// Check if element supports child elements
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if (el?.children) {
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  // Prepend newElement as a child to of the selected element
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  const newElement = await el?.prepend(webflow.elementPresets.DivBlock)
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  // Print element Details
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  console.log(JSON.stringify(newElement))
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}

Designer Ability