Company
Date Published
Author
Grant Glidewell
Word count
682
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

A beta launch of the live preview feature combining Drupal and Gatsby is announced, offering an innovative approach to content management by integrating the rich content modeling capabilities of Drupal with the modern frontend features of Gatsby, such as hot reloading and reusable UIs. This integration, made possible through a preview module developed by Third and Grove, allows content teams to see immediate changes in their work, enhancing the workflow traditionally offered by CMS platforms. Previously available for other CMS platforms like Contentful and Sanity, the new Drupal compatibility significantly broadens the potential user base, tapping into a large open-source community. To get started, users must sign up for the Gatsby Preview beta, install the required plugins, and configure their Drupal instance to enable JSON API and the Gatsby Preview module. This development promises improved client outcomes, site performance, and UI/UX for companies and agencies using Drupal, while also modernizing their engineering stack and increasing team satisfaction.