Widgets

Widgets define the data type and interface for entry fields. Netlify CMS comes with several built-in widgets. Click the widget names in the sidebar to jump to specific widget details. We’re always adding new widgets, and you can also create your own! Widgets are specified as collection fields in the Netlify CMS config.yml file. Note …

Netlify CMS 2.4.0 brings deploy preview links!

Netlify CMS 2.4.0 brings deploy preview links! Seeing is believing The editorial workflow allows editors to create draft content in Netlify CMS, and Netlify can provide deploy previews of draft content, but there hasn’t been a way to access links to these preview builds from within Netlify CMS. The preview pane in the editor is …

Netlify CMS now supports GitLab as a backend

Netlify CMS is releasing support for GitLab as a backend, creating the world’s first completely open source stack for Git-based content editing. We heard you (and you, and you, and you)! While you want to use Netlify CMS as the headless content management system for your Jamstack projects, all of your code lives in GitLab. …

Configuration Options

Configuration File All configuration options for Netlify CMS are specified in a config.yml file, in the folder where you access the editor UI (usually in the /admin folder). Alternatively, you can specify a custom config file using a link tag: <!– Note the “type” and “rel” attribute values, which are required. –> <link href=”path/to/config.yml” type=”text/yaml” …

Writing Style Guide

Netlify CMS Style Guide Adapted from the Kubernetes Style Guide Documentation Formatting Standards Use angle brackets for placeholders Use angle brackets for placeholders. Tell the reader what a placeholder represents. Display information about a cli command: npm install <package-name> where <package-name> is the name of a package. Use bold for user interface elements Do: Click …

Contributor Guide

We’re hoping that Netlify CMS will do for the Jamstack what WordPress did for dynamic sites back in the day. We know we can’t do that without building a thriving community of contributors and users, and we’d love to have you join us. Getting started with contributing Being a developer is not a requirement for …

Deploy Preview Links

When using the editorial workflow, content editors can create and save content without publishing it to a live site. Deploy preview links provide a way to view live content when it has not been published, provided that you’re using a continuous deployment platform to provide “deploy previews” of your unmerged content. Using deploy preview links …