File Upload Example
Example application to demonstrate the new direct file upload feature of Contentful.
Overview
Contentful's new direct file upload feature for the Content-Management-SDK is a game-changer for digital teams looking to enhance their content management systems. Launched in March 2017, this innovative approach allows seamless integration with modern software stacks, setting itself apart from traditional CMS solutions. With a focus on structured content and APIs, Contentful empowers both developers and content creators to deliver digital products more efficiently.
This example project showcases the capabilities of Contentful's Management SDK using a combination of modern technologies. By utilizing frameworks like Preact and Redux, alongside tools such as Webpack and PostCSS, this app highlights the potential of Contentful's system in handling content uploads and rendering in real-time.
Features
- Direct File Upload: Streamlined process for uploading files directly within the app, making it easier for users to manage their content.
- Modern Frameworks: Built using Preact and Redux, ensuring a responsive and efficient user interface that enhances user experience.
- Webpack Dev Server: Utilizes Webpack for development, providing live reloading and quick access to updates during the development process.
- Drag and Drop API: Supports intuitive drag-and-drop functionality for file uploads, simplifying the interaction for users.
- Easy Deployment: New versions can be easily deployed to GitHub Pages with simple npm commands, facilitating a smooth rollout of updates.
- Customizable Web App: Offers a flexible structure that allows developers to tailor the interface according to their project needs.
- Production-Ready Testing: Includes commands for building and testing in production-like environments to ensure stability and performance before launch.
- Contentful
Contentful is a headless content management system (CMS) that provides a flexible and scalable platform for creating, managing, and delivering digital content across multiple channels and devices.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- GitHub Pages
Gridsome is a Vue.js-based static site generator that makes it easy to build fast and flexible websites and applications by leveraging modern web technologies like GraphQL, Webpack, and hot reloading
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.
- Redux
Redux is a state management library for JavaScript apps that provides a predictable and centralized way to manage application state. It enables developers to write actions and reducers that update the state in response to user interactions, server responses, and other events, and can be used with a variety of front-end frameworks and back-end technologies.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.