Set up Plainspoken in an afternoon.

Work through these steps before you publish. Everything marked “sample” (people, bar details, results, quotes, fees and contact details) is placeholder content.

Before you start: open your remix link

A. Find your remix link. It’s delivered after purchase, with your order.

B. Sign in to Framer, or create a free Framer account. No paid plan is needed to copy and edit the template.

C. Open the remix link and click Copy. Plainspoken is copied into your own workspace, ready to edit.

D. Work through steps 1 to 8 below, then publish from your copy.

1. Firm details

Replace the firm name, phone, email and address in the Nav and Footer components, the Contact and About pages and the dateline at the top of every page (“Est. 2009 · Licensed in [State]”).

2. Light and dark mode

Plainspoken starts in light mode and includes a full dark version. The sun/moon button in the navbar switches between them and remembers the visitor’s choice.

The toggle only works in Preview and on the published site, not on the editor canvas. To check dark styles on the canvas, use Framer’s own light/dark canvas switch.

To start in dark mode, select the Theme toggle inside the Nav component and set Default to Dark (or Device to follow the visitor’s system setting).

3. Colours and fonts

Edit the colour styles in Assets → Colors (each has a light and a dark value). Text styles live in Assets → Text and use Libre Caslon Display, Libre Caslon Text and Libre Franklin from Google Fonts.

4. CMS collections

Practice areas: name, section number, summary, intro, “What we handle” rich text, fee model and SEO fields. Each item gets its own page at /practice-areas/[slug].

Attorneys: name, role, bar admission, experience, education, languages, focus, biography, initials and a Photo field. The cards and profiles show an initials monogram; to show portraits instead, select a Monogram frame on the Attorneys, Attorney and Home pages and set its fill to the Photo field. Profiles live at /attorneys/[slug].

Case results: matter, area, outcome, amount, year and summary. Insights: articles with a rich-text body at /insights/[slug]. Testimonials: quote, name and matter type.

5. Legal and ethics wording

The footer disclaimer, the results disclaimer, the form consent line and the “Attorney advertising” label are sample wording. Check your state bar’s advertising rules (in the US, ABA Model Rules 7.1–7.3 are the usual starting point) and adapt them. This template is not legal advice.

Some states restrict case results or client testimonials. You can hide the Results page, the home Results section or the Clients section in the editor.

6. Forms

The consultation form has no destination yet. Select the form and set where submissions go (email or webhook) before publishing. Keep the notice asking visitors not to send confidential details.

7. SEO

Every page has its own title and description in Page settings. CMS pages read theirs from the SEO title and SEO description fields. Update them with your firm name and city.

8. Before you publish

Replace or remove every “sample” label, set the form destination, add your favicon and social image in Site settings, and check the site on a phone in both light and dark mode.

9. Quick answers

Where is my remix link?

It’s delivered after purchase, with your order. It isn’t on this demo site.

Do I need a paid Framer plan?

No. A free Framer account is enough to copy and edit the template.

It opens, but I can’t edit it.

The light/dark toggle does nothing.

It works only in Preview and on the published site, not on the editor canvas.

The consultation form sends nothing.

Forms need connecting by you: select the form and set where submissions go (email or webhook). See step 6.

10. Support

Email support at nibforge@gmail.com, replies within 2 business days.