GraphCMS Blog

Build and deploy your own personal timeline inspired by Polywork, with GraphCMS and SvelteKit

July 26, 2021

$10M to Unify the Content Layer

We’ve raised a Series A investment of $10M to unify the Content Layer

July 22, 2021

Product Update: July 2021

In July, we've launched our brand new granular permission system, several Rich Text Editor improvements, a newly redesigned Docs section, and much more! ...

July 15, 2021

Working with the GraphCMS Examples Monorepo

Our Developer Advocate, Scott created an explainer video for each of the code examples on the GraphCMS examples repository.

July 7, 2021

Introducing our HTML to Rich Text Converter

We've just released our HTML to Rich Text Converter and several other improvements to our Rich Text Editor.

Headless CMSMiscellaneous

July 6, 2021

Next.js with GraphCMS: Static Site Generation & API Routes

In this example we will integrate GraphCMS with Next.js, taking advantage of SSG for an incredibly performant experience, client-side data loading using SWR.

MiscellaneousHeadless Architecture

July 5, 2021

Tools to expand User Experience with the Jamstack

In this guide, we break down 28 tools that will help you add dyanmic user experiences to a static, Jamstack project.

July 2, 2021

Introducing Granular Permissions

We’ve just rolled out a brand new permission system, allowing granular and role-based access control over your API and GraphCMS project users.

July 1, 2021

Adding Dynamic Content to Jamstack Sites

Using the Jamstack has many benefits, but how do teams find the balance between static content and dynamic content that shapes modern web experiences....

June 28, 2021

Getting started with Go and GraphCMS

As more people use "GraphCMS as a Database", we'll explore how to query GraphCMS inside of your Go program.

June 25, 2021

Product Update: June 2021

Introducing UI Extensions, a new Marketing Website starter, an importer guide, tons of new content, and community updates.

AnnouncementsProduct Update

June 24, 2021

Introducing UI Extensions

We’re excited to announce UI Extensions! UI Extensions give you the ability to extend the functionality of the GraphCMS Web App with custom applications....

June 18, 2021

What is the difference between SPAs, SSGs, and SSR?

Here we take a look at the difference between Single Page Applications, Static Site Generators, and Server-side Rendered Applications

June 16, 2021

GraphCMS Talks: Content Strategy and Voice Readiness

We caught up with Preston So from Oracle to talk about the considerations of Content Strategy when expanding to Voice platforms.

Headless CMSContent ManagementProjects and Examples

June 15, 2021

Announcing the official GraphCMS Marketing Website Starter

Introducing the Marketing Website Starter built using GraphCMS, Next.js, and Chakra UI. Quickly prototype and iterate on your own website.

June 15, 2021

Working with GraphQL Code Generator and GraphCMS

In this post I'll show how you can install, configure, and generate your first query with Apollo Client using GraphQL Code Generator.

June 14, 2021

Using the GraphCMS Mutation API to import content from CSV

GraphCMS provides the SDK, APIs, and UI to make the process easier to create, and manage your schema and content.

June 11, 2021

How your development team can help reach your digital sustainability goals

Our friends at Digital Detox discuss how development teams can be a key component of companies' reaching their sustainability goals.

June 9, 2021

Personalization for Modern Web Applications

Modern web applications have become a pillar of the modern web experience and have been boosted by an API-first modular architecture. Why should personalization...

AnnouncementsProjects and Examples

May 28, 2021

Introducing the GraphCMS React Rich Text Renderer

Render GraphCMS documents using Rich Text in your application easily

May 25, 2021

SvelteKit Starter Blog with GraphCMS

Get up and running with this starter, follow the guide, or use the completed project to get started in minutes.

May 25, 2021

Working with Express.js and GraphCMS

Fetch and display content from GraphCMS inside your Express.js application in a few easy steps.

May 21, 2021

Data binding in Svelte

How to pass data from child components to parent components in Svelte.

May 20, 2021

Using the Gatsby File System Route API with GraphCMS

We'll use Gatsby collection routes to automatically create our blog post pages using the slug field.

May 6, 2021

Is Jamstack the right approach for your use case?

In this post, we break down the benefits of Jamstack to help convince teams that it is the right choice for their use case....

May 5, 2021

Getting started with the Jamstack

This guide gives an overview of Jamstack architectures and how to get started building a statically generated Jamstack website using modern tooling.

Content ManagementMarketing

April 29, 2021

GraphCMS Talks: Moving from Legacy to Headless CMS, a Drupal to GraphCMS Success Story

GraphCMS Talks with AE Studios', Bruno Michels, to discuss BioCentury's successful migration from Drupal to a modular, microservice tech stack.

Headless CMSContent ManagementAnnouncements

April 29, 2021

Introducing the GraphCMS Technical Writing Program

Write for GraphCMS and GraphQL and get compensated for your work!

April 26, 2021

Jamstack Development 101

This post dives into the basics of Jamstack and the tools you need to get started with Jamstack architectures.

April 24, 2021

Product Update: April 2021

Introducing the new user model, a new commerce starter, open sourcing the SDK, and community updates.

Projects and ExamplesAnnouncements

April 22, 2021

Announcing the official GraphCMS eCommerce Starter

We have a new GraphCMS starter - An eCommerce shop built using GraphCMS, Next.js, and Stripe.

April 6, 2021

Architectures for Modern Streaming Applications

Modular, API-first tech stacks enable this to be possible without such a steep price tag as monolith solutions and enable greater flexibility.

Headless ArchitectureContent Management

March 30, 2021

Architectures for Modern Web Applications

Modular tech stacks enable teams to work flexibly and quickly adapt to changes in scope.

March 29, 2021

How We Organize Our Files and Projects in Figma

To kick off this multi-part series, let's look into the high-level overview of our team and project setup.

Headless ArchitectureContent Management

March 28, 2021

Architectures for Modern Websites

Modern websites have come to mean much more than simple corporate landing pages. A modern, API-first modular architecture allows for teams to get up...

March 27, 2021

Product Update: March 2021

Introducing the Gatsby Integration, new videos, and several community updates.

March 25, 2021

GraphCMS Talks: Building Resilient Tech Stacks

Learn how to build resilience into modern tech stacks for greenfield and brownfield projects

March 24, 2021

Working with the GraphCMS Rich Text field

In this post, we'll look at the Rich Text field. We'll take a peek at how you can query, and mutate Rich Text using...

March 23, 2021

Architectures for Modern eCommerce Applications

API-first, modular architectures offer many possibilities when it comes to creating highly performant commerce applications that center around user experience.

Content ManagementProjects and Examples

March 19, 2021

Querying REST APIs with GraphQL using GraphCMS Remote Fields

Remote Fields unlock the possibility to aggregate content coming from external sources - like CRMs, ERPs, and even other CMS - and serve them...

March 17, 2021

Architectures for Federated Content Hubs

Content hubs enable brands to become a resource for their users - building a content-rich experience.

March 15, 2021

Announcing the official GraphCMS integration for Gatsby Cloud!

We've just rolled out the native GraphCMS - Gatsby Cloud integration!

Headless ArchitectureContent Management

March 9, 2021

Deliver Better Digital Experiences with Composable Architectures

A composable architecture is a DIY approach to building a robust architecture using best-of-breed APIs.

February 26, 2021

The Importance of Locale Based Publishing

Content Management

In this post, we take a look at how locale-based publishing can unlock new possibilities for reaching new audiences and shortening content creation timelines....

February 25, 2021

Handling Localization in GraphCMS

This post takes a closer look at how Localization works in the GraphCMS UI and how to build modern digital products with native localization....

February 24, 2021

Moving away from Page Builders to Structured Content

For teams that are still working with Page Builders but want to build modern digital experiences, here are the first steps to move to...

Headless ArchitectureHeadless CMS

February 22, 2021

Why Fragmented Content is killing your Business Model

Learn the importance of integrating all your existing backend services and business processes to deliver content from a single source.

Headless CMSHeadless Architecture

February 21, 2021

Essential content models for building modern websites

When setting out to build modern websites with a Headless CMS - a solid foundation of Content Modeling is key.

February 20, 2021

Navigating the changing digital landscape for modernizing tech stacks

In a monolith system, all of the functionality is handled by one tool or service, commonly available as “suites”, where each function would be...

February 19, 2021

Product Update: February 2021

Product Update

We’ve had a busy couple of months of development in preparation for some major new features landing over the coming weeks.

Content ManagementHeadless CMS

February 18, 2021

Working with Custom Content Views in GraphCMS

Once you’ve defined your content models in GraphCMS, working with the intuitive Content Studio makes it a breeze to manage your content.

February 15, 2021

Content Modeling in GraphCMS

Every CMS has its own flavor of content modeling with best practices. Here is what sets GraphCMS apart from the other CMSs in the...

Headless CMSHeadless Architecture

February 10, 2021

How to Migrate from a Monolith System to a Modular Digital Experience Platform (DXP)?

Monolith systems used to be the only option for companies looking to have high powered software with control over their data and sophisticated tooling....

Headless CMSContent ManagementMarketing

February 5, 2021

GraphCMS Talks: Performance and Personalization for Modern eCommerce

Learn how modern eCommerce doesn't have to sacrifice performance for personalization.

January 29, 2021

Our top 12 Static Site Generator (SSG) picks for 2021

GraphCMS's picks for the top SSGs in 2021, including Gatsby, NextJS, Gridsome, and many more.

Content ManagementMarketing

January 28, 2021

GraphCMS Talks: Digitizing the Financial Industry

We caught up with Moritz Spangenberg from Netguru to discuss digitization in the banking industry.

January 26, 2021

What is the difference between Localization & Internationalization?

Content Management

Internationalization focuses more on the development and engineering process of building applications, while localization focuses on the content consumed by end-users.

January 22, 2021

The 10 Best GraphQL Tools For 2021

It is time to take another look at the best developer tooling in the GraphQL space, and see what's happening in 2021.

January 21, 2021

Image SEO with a Headless CMS

Headless CMSMarketing

What are some considerations when optimizing images for SEO with a Headless CMS?

January 20, 2021

Headless CMS and SEO Best Practices

Headless CMSMarketing

Strong SEO begins long before the editorial team has had a chance to shape their content. What can your tech team do to prepare...

January 20, 2021

How we handle SEO at GraphCMS

Headless CMSMarketing

How to handle SEO with a Headless CMS is an extremely common question we encounter. To simplify this, here’s how we handle SEO at...

January 19, 2021

Introducing Our New Server Region in Canada

Bonjour, Montreal! We're excited to add another new shared cluster to choose from.

January 18, 2021

5 Effective Traits of a Content Management System for Governments

A well-oiled government website should enable departments to keep their information up to date, with the goal of keeping information display consistent and easy...

Headless CMSContent ManagementAnnouncements

January 15, 2021

Announcing the Official GraphCMS Integration for Vercel!

We've just rolled out our official GraphCMS - Vercel integration!

January 5, 2021

Looking Back: GraphCMS in 2020

2020's been an extraordinary year for us all. Here's a small recap of the defining moments we shared together.

December 23, 2020

Product Update: December 2020

To wrap up what has been an extraordinary year, we’ve got one final product release for 2020.

December 22, 2020

Working with Remote Fields to Connect your Services

Remote fields are custom resolver entry points for your schema and the first feature in a series of Content Federation utilities.

Headless CMSContent ManagementAnnouncements

December 21, 2020

Introducing Content Federation

One content API, unifying your entire stack. Content Federation allows you to source external data directly from your GraphCMS content API.

Content ManagementHeadless CMS

December 15, 2020

GraphCMS Talks: Headless Commerce with Filippo Conforti

In this episode of GraphCMS Talks, Ronak gets into a conversation with Filippo Conforti, Founder & CEO at Commerce Layer, to talk about the...

December 11, 2020

Introducing the new GraphCMS Management SDK

Every GraphCMS user has access to two APIs, the Management API is for managing projects, content models, fields, and all their associated settings. The...

December 10, 2020

Working with Reusable Content Across Devices

A structured content approach pushes teams to think of content as data and to create flexible content models that form the backbone of the...

Content ManagementHeadless CMS

December 7, 2020

Moving from WYSIWYG to Structured Content

WYSIWYG worked great in the era of building simple web pages. That simply isn't enough anymore.

Content ManagementProjects and Examples

December 2, 2020

Content Modeling Best Practices

This post will help you learn some effective strategies for modeling structured content and give teams a look at how to build a well...

December 1, 2020

Product Update: November 2020

As we get closer to wrapping up this (more than) eventful year, we’ve got a packed new release for you! Learn about the new...

November 30, 2020

Video: Internationalization with Next.js and GraphCMS

Internationalized routing landed in Next.js 10! In this video we'll build static, localized Next.js pages using GraphCMS.

Product UpdateHeadless CMSAnnouncements

November 18, 2020

Announcing the official GraphCMS integration for Netlify!

We've just rolled out the native GraphCMS - Netlify integration, with more integrations on the way!

Product UpdateAnnouncementsProjects and Examples

November 13, 2020

Announcing the official GraphCMS source plugin for Gatsby!

We've just flipped the switch on the shiny new gatsby-source-graphcms from beta to public. Check it out!

November 2, 2020

Product Update: October 2020

Introducing Audit Logs, Redesigned Reference Editor, Asset Upload API and more!

October 29, 2020

Why we wrote a report on the emergence of modular DXPs

AnnouncementsMarketing

We recently launched a report to talk about the emergence of microservice led Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs), to see how they impact tomorrow's customer...

Headless CMSProjects and Examples

October 28, 2020

Relay Up and Running

Not surprisingly, GraphCMS works perfectly with the framework built for GraphQL.

Content ManagementMarketing

September 24, 2020

GraphCMS Talks: Community Content with Ekatarina Kromina

We recently had a conversation with Ekaterina from Honeypot, discussing everything around creating content for the community.

September 23, 2020

Product Update: September 2020

Introducing Custom Content Stages, Batch Update UI, Improvements, and Tweaks.

Headless CMSContent ManagementMarketing

September 23, 2020

GraphCMS Talks: Headless CMS with Kaya Ismail

We recently had a conversation with Kaya Ismail, discussing everything around Headless CMS for scaling business needs.

September 15, 2020

Sync content to Algolia with GraphCMS webhooks

Get started with syncing published content to Algolia with GraphCMS webhooks, and Next.js API routes.

September 8, 2020

Video: Dynamic content in Gatsby with Apollo Client

Did you know you can fetch data during runtime in Gatsby? In this video, we'll extend the GraphCMS blog starter to add post comments...

Headless CMSMiscellaneous

August 28, 2020

Why we decided to create Build Your DXP

We recently launched a community-curated catalog to explore the best-of-breed services that power today's Digital Experience Platforms.

Content ManagementProjects and Examples

August 27, 2020

Programmatically create forms, and capture submissions with Next.js and GraphQL

Learn how to dynamically build forms with Next.js and accept submissions using the GraphCMS Mutations API.

August 18, 2020

Product Update: August 2020

Product Update

Introducing Project Cloning, A New Dashboard, Stage Sync Information, and a handful of fixes, tweaks, and improvements.

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 17, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up Hasura

In this step of our multi-part tutorial, we are going to configure Hasura as our application’s back-end. Hasura is an open-source, GraphQL flavored “back-end-as-a-service”...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 15, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up Vercel

Vercel is an incredibly straight-forward hosting environment for our code. It provides a number of runtimes so that the most popular code can simply...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 14, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up Serverless Functions

There are many serverless providers out there. Many of them are incredibly easy to set-up. Because we are hosting our NextJs web app on...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 13, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up NextJs

NextJs is a powerful framework that lets us combine the best of server-side execution and static site generation. Out of the box we get...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 12, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up the Auth Flow

In this part of our tutorial, we’ll be adding the authentication layer to our web app which lets us leverage the power of Auth0...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 11, 2020

Hasura Fit: Setting up GraphCMS

In this portion of the multi-part tutorial, we’ll be creating our data model that acts primarily as our product information manager. Since the product...

Content ManagementProjects and ExamplesHeadless CMS

August 10, 2020

Hasura Fit: Complete Guide / Start Here

This is a multi-part tutorial on creating a fitness app with modern web-technologies. It utilises user accounts (Auth0), User data (Hasura), Editorial content (GraphCMS),...

August 9, 2020

Video: Working with MDX and GraphCMS

Supercharge your markdown with MDX! Use MDX with GraphCMS RichText fields in Gatsby! We'll use the new `gatsby-source-graphcms` plugin to build a GraphCMS powered MDX...

August 7, 2020

What is a microservice led tech stack?

How teams can create microservice architectures that will boost productivity and performance

Product UpdateHeadless CMSAnnouncements

August 5, 2020

Product Update: July 2020

Introducing Migration Tools, Preview URLs, Field Validations, and some updates from the community!

July 29, 2020

Create, Update, Delete, and Publish content with GraphQL Mutations

Whether you're building a static website, eCommerce store, Content Hub, or Mobile App, GraphCMS powered GraphQL Mutations will bring your project to life.

Product UpdateAnnouncementsProjects and Examples

July 15, 2020

Product Update: June 2020

Introducing Versioning, changes to our free plans, and general improvements across the board.