Create an admin account on Webflow

To add the Amabrik snippet to a Webflow site, someone needs the right level of access to that site: enough to edit custom code in Site settings and publish. That’s the Workspace Owner or Admin, or a member who’s been given a site role with those rights. Here’s how to get set up.

Create a Webflow account

If you don’t have a Webflow account yet:

1. Go to webflow.com and click Get started (top right).
2. Sign up with your email and a password, or continue with Google.
3. Follow the prompts to name your Workspace and create your first site. Every Webflow account belongs to a Workspace, which holds your sites and your team.
4. The account you signed up with is the Workspace Owner, which is the highest level of access.

If you already have an account, sign in at webflow.com and open the Workspace that holds the site you want to install on.

Confirm you have the right access

The Amabrik snippet goes in Site settings, Custom code, Head code. To edit and publish that, you need to be the Workspace Owner or Admin, or hold a site role that allows editing custom code and publishing.

To check your role:

1. Sign in to Webflow and open your Workspace dashboard.
2. Open Workspace settings, then the Members (People) area. The Owner and Admins are listed there.
3. If you’re the Owner or an Admin, you’re set. If not, ask the Owner to either add the snippet for you or give you the right role. The access article covers how they do that.

Custom code needs a paid Site plan

This is the part people miss. Webflow lets you build on the free Starter Site plan, but you can’t publish custom code on it. The Custom code tab is visible, but the Save button stays disabled until the site is on a paid Site plan (Basic or higher).

A Site plan applies to one individual website. It’s separate from a Workspace plan, which covers your team and seats. So to run Amabrik you need:

• The site on a paid Site plan (Basic or above), so custom code can publish.
• An account with the access to edit and publish that site (Owner, Admin, or a site role that allows it).

If your site is on Starter, open it in the Designer, go to Site settings, and upgrade to a paid Site plan. After that, Site settings, Custom code can be saved and published.

Add the snippet yourself, or let Amabrik do it

Once the site is on a paid Site plan, you can paste the Amabrik snippet into Site settings, Custom code, Head code, save, and publish. The “How to add Amabrik to Webflow” guide walks through it.

If you’d rather not touch the code, Amabrik can install it for you. In that case, see the next article on giving Amabrik access to your Webflow site.

FAQ

Do I need to be the Owner, or is a member enough?

A member works, as long as their site role lets them edit custom code and publish. The Owner and Admins always have that access. The access article covers how to set this up.

Can I add custom code on the free Webflow plan?

You can paste it, but you can’t publish it. The Save button in the Custom code tab is disabled on the free Starter Site plan. Upgrade the site to a paid Site plan (Basic or higher) first.

Where exactly is custom code?

Open the site in the Designer, go to Site settings, then the Custom code tab, and use the Head code field. If Save is greyed out, the site is on the free Starter plan.

What’s the difference between a Workspace plan and a Site plan?

A Workspace plan covers your team and seats across the Workspace. A Site plan applies to one specific website and is what unlocks publishing custom code on that site. You need a paid Site plan for the site you’re installing on.