The Focus List Showcase is an elegant, interactive list widget that turns a standard 'Services' or 'Team' list into a tactile experience. Commonly seen on award-winning portfolio sites, this widget utilizes the 'focus-blur' concept: when the user interacts with one item, all other items recede into the background, focusing total attention on the selection. It is a subtle but powerful way to guide user attention and add a premium feel to simple text content.
The layout consists of a vertical list of large, serif headlines. By default, all items have a standard opacity. When a user hovers over a specific row, three things happen simultaneously: the hovered item shifts to the right and changes color to an accent tone; the non-hovered items reduce in opacity and blur slightly; and a small 'reveal' icon or arrow fades in next to the active item. This creates a delightful depth-of-field effect. The transitions are handled with CSS transitions for performance and smoothness. The design is minimalist, relying on typography and spacing rather than heavy imagery, making it incredibly lightweight and fast. It is perfect for listing core values, services, or office locations. On mobile devices (767px and below), the hover effects are disabled in favor of a clean, static list to ensure usability on touch screens, but the elegant typography and spacing remain.
Bring this layout to life on your website in just a few clicks.
Edit Focus List Showcase visually using the native Squarespace extension
First, ensure you have connected your website to the native Redesignee extension. Once connected, you have two easy ways to build:
Native Block: Simply add the native Redesignee Widget Block directly from the fluid engine editor menu inside Squarespace.
Manual Markdown: Add a standard Markdown Block, paste your widget’s code snippet, and the Redesignee floating "Customize" button will automatically appear right over the block.
Both methods let you tweak settings, copy items, and design visually in real time. Saving your changes syncs the updates instantly to your live page.
See Squarespace installation guide
Connect natively via Gutenberg or Elementor
Make sure you have the free Redesignee WordPress Plugin installed. To drop the Focus List Showcase into Elementor, simply drag and drop the Redesignee widget from your sidebar. If you are using the Gutenberg Block Editor, click the " + " icon and select the Redesignee Block. Launch the Cloud Library directly inside your workspace, choose your customized template, and import it with a single click. It automatically inherits your theme fonts and styles!
WordPress plugin installation guide
Quick copy-and-paste for custom setups
If you are using Webflow, Shopify, Wix, or a custom HTML site, click the "Export Widget" button on this page and ensure the platform selector is set to "HTML". Click "Copy" to copy the clean, un-nested source code snippet directly to your clipboard. Paste this code into any HTML component, Code Block, or Embed tool inside your website builder. All styles, animations, and scripts are self-contained and ready to run.
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