Integrating Butter into our application took less than an hour and most of that time was spent on design work.
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ButterCMS is an API-based CMS that integrates with Express.js javascript. Use ButterCMS for your Express.js javascript apps to add CMS-powered blogs, dynamic pages, and more. Butter plays well with all view-layers including React, Angular, Jade, and Vue.
Butter's API slides right into our apps and lets us avoid having yet another WordPress site.
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- and more...
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Official Express.js javascript Guide
Above is quick video of integrating Butter's Pages API into an application.
Integrating Butter into your Express.js javascript app is dead simple. Here's a mini tutorial to get a feel for adding marketing pages to your app. You can also use our Content Fields to do advanced content modeling. For full an integration guide check out our Official Express.js javascript Guide
First you would set up a new Customer Case Study page type in Butter and create a page. With your page defined, the ButterCMS API will return it in JSON format like this:
{
"data": {
"slug": "acme-co",
"fields": {
"facebook_open_graph_title": "Acme Co loves ButterCMS",
"seo_title": "Acme Co Customer Case Study",
"headline": "Acme Co saved 200% on Anvil costs with ButterCMS",
"testimonial": "<p>We've been able to make anvils faster than ever before! - <em>Chief Anvil Maker</em></p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.buttercms.com/NiA3IIP3Ssurz5eNJ15a\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" /></p>",
"customer_logo": "https://cdn.buttercms.com/c8oSTGcwQDC5I58km5WV",
}
}
}
This guide uses the Express framework and EJS templates but Butter integrates with any Express.js server and templating engines like Jade, Mustache, and React. To create these pages in our app, we create a dynamic route that fetches content for the page by using a URL parameter. Here's what the code looks like:
app.js:
var express = require('express');
var butter = require('buttercms')('');
var app = express()
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
// Routes
app.get('/customers/:slug', function() {
butter.page.retrieve("customer_case_study", params.slug).then(function(resp) {
var page = resp.data.data;
res.render('case_study', {
case_study: page.fields
})
});
});
views/case_study.ejs:
<html>
<head>
<title><%= case_study.seo_title %></title>
<meta property="og:title" content="<%= case_study.facebook_open_graph_title %>" />
</head>
<body>
<h1><%= case_study.headline %></h1>
<img width="100%" src="<%= case_study.customer_logo %>">
<p><%= case_study.testimonial %></p>
</body>
</html>
About ButterCMS
ButterCMS is an API-based, or "headless", CMS. We're a hosted service and we maintain all of the infrastructure. For more information on how we compare to a traditional CMS check out API-based CMS vs Traditional CMS.
How do you compare to Wordpress?
In short, we offer all the same easy-to-use editing capabilities of Wordpress but are significantly easier for developers to setup and maintain. This means you spend less time working on your CMS and more time focusing on things important to your business.
Do you host my templates?
Unlike CMS's you might be used to, we don't control or host any of your templates. The design of your app (HTML + CSS) lives in your application along side the rest of your app. Your application calls our Content API and we return your content in JSON format. You can then render this content in any way you'd like.
Can I import my content?
Yep. To import existing content from another platform, simply send us an email.
What kind of database can I use?
No database required! We're a SaaS CMS or CaaS. You simply call our Content API from your app. We host and maintain all of the CMS infrastructure.
Can I host this?
No, we're a SaaS CMS or CaaS. You simply call our Content API from your app. We host and maintain all of the CMS infrastructure.
I have other questions
We're happy to help.
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