Contentful - Headless CMS with GraphQL

Table of Contents

What is Contentful
Content, Speed, and easy integration (Graphql) with Nextjs
Integrations & Apps for Graphql, Algolia, etc
Build your first blog on top of Contentful and Next.js

What is Contentful

Contentful is a headless CMS platform that integrates great with new modern web frameworks.

It's an intelligent composable content platform that enables both technical and non-technical users to easily create, manage, publish, and expand content experiences for any digital channel.

Content, Speed, and easy integration (Graphql) with Nextjs

Contentful has a very generous free plan and there are ready-to-go NPM packages for the integration into web frameworks like Nextjs.

Integrations & Apps for Graphql, Algolia, etc

There are a lot of integrations that you can use to sync your content with Algolia or to play around with Graphql or you can show the progress of your blog post on Google Analytics within the CMS.

Build your first blog on top of Contentful and Next.js

In many tutorials, we use Contentful together with Next.js as a foundation for a new blog or website. It's a great fit and offers all that you need. Give it a try.

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