February 2020 Summaries

The Strapi team recently hosted its second Online Meetup, providing an opportunity for the community to engage and learn through live sessions and tutorials. During the meetup, Maxime demonstrated how to build a blog using React for the frontend, Apollo for API requests, and Strapi as the backend, with an emphasis on creating SEO-friendly URLs using upcoming UID fields. The event included a video recording and audience interaction, highlighting the community's desire for more tutorials and live demonstrations. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas for future webinars, while Maxime, who joined Strapi's Growth team in 2015, continues to contribute valuable content to the community.

Strapi offers a variety of starters, including the Vue Starter, to help users quickly create and customize blog applications using Strapi with popular frontend frameworks like React, Gatsby, and Vue. These starters are derived from tutorials provided by Strapi, which guide users in building blog applications and serve as a practical introduction to the framework. Users can either follow the tutorials to learn how to create such applications or directly run the starters to test the functionality. The Vue Starter, in particular, is open-source and encourages community contributions for feature enhancements. The backend and frontend code for the Vue Starter can be accessed via a GitHub repository, and instructions for deploying the Strapi instance on platforms like Netlify and Vercel are available. Strapi also offers additional resources such as a live demo, an academy for further learning, and a community forum for support.

As the end of February approaches, Strapi celebrates its vibrant community, highlighting the creation of new Meetup groups in cities like Toronto, Paris, San Francisco, and London, and a burgeoning Slack presence nearing 8,000 members. The company encourages community-led meetups globally and recently participated in the GraphQL #9 Meetup in San Francisco where CEO Pierre Burgy spoke on accelerating delivery with GraphQL and Strapi. The team is excited about new product developments, including the upcoming release of Single Types and the introduction of an API token feature to enhance data security, prioritizing the development of Administrators with permissions (RBAC) first. Additionally, significant efforts are being made to develop a robust Media Library to improve asset management, positioning Strapi to strengthen its market presence. Feedback for the Administrators with permissions feature is actively being sought to tailor the new feature to user needs. The company continues to welcome new talent, with recent additions like backend developer Pierre, and invites community engagement through surveys and feedback to refine its offerings.

The text provides an overview of how to create a blog using Strapi and Next.js, outlining the process of setting up a Strapi project with the command line tools provided. It highlights the open-source nature of Strapi, inviting users to contribute by adding features or reporting bugs. The guide explains that users can create a monorepo containing both a frontend folder for a Next.js application and a backend folder for a Strapi application, with all necessary dependencies automatically installed. The development servers will be hosted locally, with the Next.js server available at http://localhost:3000 and the Strapi server at http://localhost:1337. The text also mentions community support options, such as forums and live demos, and concludes with a personal note about Maxime, a member of the Strapi Growth team, encouraging interaction on social media.

The text discusses a presentation by Pierre at the GraphQL San Francisco meetup, where he demonstrated how Strapi, an open-source headless CMS, can expedite application development by allowing users to create APIs and query data through a generated GraphQL schema. The integration of GraphQL with various front-end frameworks was highlighted as a means to accelerate content and feature delivery. The event, hosted by Reddit and organized by Gerard Sans, also featured a tutorial series for front-end frameworks like Gatsby, Next.js, Nuxt, and Angular, focusing on using Apollo to request the Strapi API with GraphQL. Victor Coisne, VP of Marketing at Strapi and an enthusiast in open-source and developer communities, has a background in Open Core B2B companies and enjoys activities such as wine tasting and playing sports in his leisure time.

Strapi, a leading open-source headless CMS, is now offering hosted trials that allow developers and content managers to test its features without installing anything on their machines. These trials provide instant access to a dedicated instance with a Strapi admin panel based on the Foodadvisor demo application, though the frontend is not yet included. Each trial instance is available for one hour and is intended to give users a live demonstration of how Strapi operates. For those interested in longer trials, Strapi can be downloaded and used with various frontend starters, such as Strapi React or Strapi Gatsby, with more options like Next.js, Nuxt, or Angular planned for future release. Victor Coisne, VP of Marketing at Strapi, highlights his extensive experience in open-source communities and emphasizes Strapi's commitment to addressing user feedback and expanding frontend choices.

The text provides a comprehensive guide on creating a static blog using Strapi as the backend and Vue.js for the frontend, illustrating the setup process with detailed instructions and code snippets. It begins with the installation of Strapi and the use of its templates to streamline the project setup, followed by the configuration of Vue.js, including the use of Apollo Client and UIkit for styling. The tutorial walks through creating components for displaying articles and categories, implementing routing with Vue Router, and fetching data from Strapi using GraphQL. It encourages users to modify and extend the project, invites contributions to the Strapi community, and offers support through documentation and forums. The guide is intended for developers familiar with the Jamstack ecosystem, highlighting the rapid evolution of Strapi and the importance of keeping tutorials up to date.

Dr. Shahin Rostami, a Senior Academic in Data Science and AI, embarked on an unexpected journey into academia after initially planning to become a software engineer. His fascination with Strapi began in late 2018 while developing an online game, Hop Hop Fox, inspired by Chu Chu Rocket, which required an API to enable player interaction. Strapi's active maintenance, self-hosting capability, and open-source nature impressed him, leading to a fulfilling experience with a supportive community. Passionate about knowledge dissemination, Dr. Rostami produces educational content on YouTube, including a popular "Learn Strapi in 12 minutes" video, to aid students and the wider community. With plans for a sabbatical to explore new projects, including further integration of Strapi, he intends to continue sharing insights and tutorials through his website and YouTube channel. Maxime, another enthusiast, contributes to the Strapi community by creating engaging content and welcomes interaction on Twitter.

The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide for creating a simple static blog using Strapi as the backend and Gatsby for the frontend, showcasing the integration of these two platforms to build a fast, React-based website. Strapi, an open-source headless CMS, simplifies API development and content management with a user-friendly admin panel, and is complemented by Gatsby, a framework that enables rapid website development with React and offers a variety of plugins for accessing data from diverse sources. The guide details the use of Strapi templates and Gatsby plugins to streamline the setup process, emphasizing the importance of using the latest versions for optimal performance and maintainability. It also includes instructions for setting up a development environment, configuring necessary plugins, and defining components and templates for the blog, ultimately encouraging users to adapt the project to their needs and contribute to the Strapi community.

The text is a comprehensive tutorial on building a simple static blog using Strapi as the backend and Gatsby for the frontend. Strapi, an open-source Headless CMS, simplifies API development and content management, while Gatsby, a React-based framework, enables fast website creation with numerous plugins for data integration. The tutorial guides users through setting up a Strapi backend with a blog template and creating a Gatsby application to fetch data from Strapi using a source plugin. It includes configuring environment variables, installing necessary plugins, and creating various components for the frontend, such as SEO, layout, navbar, and article cards. The tutorial also covers setting up Tailwind CSS for styling and creating a dynamic template for blog posts using Gatsby's GraphQL capabilities. It encourages users to customize the project, contribute to the Strapi community, and provides additional resources for deployment and further exploration.