I want to share my experiences with #DecapCMS [1]. I set up a lot of static pages with #CI&CD in the past. #mkdocs material, #jekyll, #hugo. You name it. The challenge was always to bring in people not comfortable with #Git/ #Gitlab.

DecapCMS elegantly solves this without much overhead: You place a `js`, `config.yml` and `index.html` in your static site. DecapCMS connects to your Gitlab (or #Github etc.) via Application integration. Tada. Your users can now edit your Markdown based static site directly in a #WYSIWYG-like editor, without ever touching Git, Gitlab or Github. The backend and CI&CD all remain the same.

I had this on the radar for a long time, but only now was able to test it. The integration and setup process was much simpler than I thought. No additional service required, just static files!

[1]: https://decapcms.org/

Kennt sich jemand mit #decapCMS aus? Ich versuche eine Konfiguration oben in jede Seite reinzubekommen und schaffe es nicht. Falls da wer einen Tipp hat wäre ich dankbar.
Das soll oben in jeden header, bonuspunktem wenn man noch nen schalter hat für true/false :)
```
[build]
publishResources = false
```
Danke!

#help #hugo #decap #webdev

Moltíssims llocs web fets amb CMS poden refer-se amb generadors de web estàtiques i millorarien en rapidesa i seguretat. A més, el manteniment passa a ser molt menor.

Amb la combinació de #Hugo i #decapCMS es pot aconseguir tenir una solució ràpida, òptima, segura i fàcilment editable.

Si vols que t'ajudem a fer aquesta conversió, parla amb nosaltres!

I like what #tinacms has to offer in terms of a git-based #CMS, but I loathe #React and #NextJS . They support #hugo as far as I can tell, but their starter template doesn't work. Crashes during startup 😒

#decapcms seems like a reasonable alternative. Plenty of support for many #ssg tools like #11ty, but the editing experience in #decapcms is pretty boring. Doesn't really offer anything for me beyond what I could simply do with text files.

I want a decent editing experience, where I can both author blog posts, but also build my web-site using blocks/components. #Tinacms seems pretty ok all around, but looking at the starter sample, the code is crazy convoluted. There is more wrapper-code and boilerplate than there is actual HTML. Hard to know where to even start.

#cloudcannon has an excellent alternative. If this was free for individuals, I'd jump right on that. But I'm just running a little personal website that makes no revenue, so I don't want to fork out $50 a month for it.

Anyway, #sendhelp

Looking for CMS advice

Hey Web devs!

Do you have any suggestions, tips, opinions, dos, don’ts about headless CMSes?

I have a growing list of small/mid non-profits and collectives asking for my help to (re)make their website. I totally want to help, but I don’t have much time, especially considering that they generally have little or no funding—I would most definitely point them to @VillageOneCoop, otherwise.

Therefore, I want a super simple and replicable solution where I can copy-paste most of the code, while providing them with a stable, fast, and modern solution. I had a look at the Headless CMS section in the Jamstack website, but I need opinions from people who actually used some of that software already.

Needs

• I want to code and configure everything using @eleventy
• Admin interface (#WebApp) for the client to add pages and write posts
• Static website in the front-end
• Simple and reliable CI/CD
• No/minimal maintenance after the first setup
• Self-hostable (I was taking this for granted so much that I forgot to write it)
• If it requires forge integration, it should support #ForgeJo
• #OpenSource

Nice to have

• Possibly using #Deno, not #NodeJS
• Allowing the client to customize a bit their website through the admin interface, with a GUI
• CMS app packaged on @yunohost
• No CMS vendor lock-in
• I’d love to write as little JavaScript as possible
• #FreeSoftware

Absolutely not

• Front-end #JavaScript frameworks

Please, boost this and ask around! Links to videos, tutorials, and resources are welcome.

People whose perspective I would really value: @zachleat @harryfk @deno_land @jaredwhite @vanillaweb @stefan @mxbck @WeirdWriter @deadsuperhero (Sorry if I am spamming you!)

#Eleventy #11ty #CMS #HeadlessCMS #Ghost #DecapCMS #CraftCMS #Strapi #Web #WebDev #WebDesign #StaticGen #StaticWebsite #Website #HTML #CSS #YunoHost #SelfHosting #Wordpress

Eeeh, took a few moths break from a #web-dev project that used #StaticCMS as a #Git-based #CMS for a #StaticSite and now I'm learning it is archived and development has stopped 😅

Any toughts on alternatives? #TinaCMS? #DecapCMS? Is Netlify funding the latter? Is Netlify evil?