Course Code:
tinacms
Duration:
7 hours
Prerequisites:
- An understanding of Content Management Systems
- Familiarity with Javascript and React
Audience
- Web Developers
- Web Content Managers
Overview:
TinaCMS is an open source editing tool for managing website content. It provides a user-friendly interface that utilizes a Git workflow and can be built on top of React components.
This instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) is aimed at web developers or web content managers who wish to use TinaCMS to create, edit, review, and publish website content in real-time while keeping control of the source code.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Set up the necessary development environment to start using TinaCMS.
- Create, edit, and customize web pages directly from the web UI.
- Manage the editor by configuring the backend APIs from within the source code.
- Integrate other data sources, workflows, and plugins to extend functionality.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline:
Introduction
- TinaCMS vs Forestry vs conventional CMS editors
- Overview of TinaCMS features and components
Setting Up TinaCMS
- Installing TinaCMS
- Creating a CMS instance
- Configuring and enabling the CMS
Managing Content
- Creating and registering forms
- Editing the content
- Configuring forms
- Creating custom fields
Configuring Backends
- Loading content from external APIs
- Saving updated content
- Adding CMS alerts
- Integrating data sources and workflows (Github, React, Strapi)
Working with Plugins and APIs
- Using Next.js API
- Defining schema with CLI
- Generating queries with GraphQL API
- Exploring plugins and other external APIs
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
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