September 21, 2016
Netlify CMS released
NetlifyA platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions — Git push to production. published NetlifyA platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions — Git push to production. CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. on September 21, 2016 — an open-source, GitA distributed version control system — commits, branches, and merges for tracking source code history.-based content editor for static sites and the JamstackJavaScript, APIs, and markup — sites built as static front ends with serverless backends..
What it was for
NetlifyA platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions — Git push to production. CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. wraps the GitHubA platform for Git hosting, pull requests, and CI — the center of open-source collaboration. APIApplication programming interface — a defined way for programs to talk to each other or to a service. in a ReactA JavaScript library for building UIs — component trees and declarative rendering for the web. admin UIUser interface — the parts of software people see and interact with. — content editors write Markdown while developers keep static site generators. It later rebranded as Decap CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. in 2023 but defined GitA distributed version control system — commits, branches, and merges for tracking source code history.-based CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. for the JamstackJavaScript, APIs, and markup — sites built as static front ends with serverless backends. era.
Why it's here
NetlifyA platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions — Git push to production. CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. brought WordPressA PHP CMS powering millions of sites — themes, plugins, and the block editor for publishing.-like editing to static site workflows.
Why it mattered
GitA distributed version control system — commits, branches, and merges for tracking source code history.-based CMSContent management system — software for building and publishing websites without hand-writing every page. became the standard content layer for JamstackJavaScript, APIs, and markup — sites built as static front ends with serverless backends. sites.
What it solved
Static sites had no editor-friendly way to manage content without touching GitA distributed version control system — commits, branches, and merges for tracking source code history..
Media
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Related
- Netlify launchedApril 7, 2015
- Jamstack term coinedNovember 16, 2015
- Gatsby open sourcedMay 21, 2015