TinaCMS is an open-source content management system (CMS) designed for developers and content creators. It provides a flexible, Git-backed approach to managing content, allowing for real-time editing and seamless integration with modern web frameworks like Next.js and Gatsby.

Pros

• Highly customizable and extensible
• Git-based content management for version control and collaboration
• Real-time visual editing experience
• Seamless integration with popular static site generators and frameworks

Cons

• Steeper learning curve compared to traditional CMS platforms
• Limited ecosystem of plugins and extensions compared to more established CMS solutions
• Requires developer expertise for setup and customization
• May not be suitable for large-scale enterprise content management needs

Code Examples

1. Setting up TinaCMS with Next.js:

// pages/_app.js
import { TinaProvider, TinaCMS } from 'tinacms'

function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
  const cms = new TinaCMS({
    enabled: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production",
    apis: {
      github: {
        authScope: 'repo',
      },
    },
  })

  return (
    <TinaProvider cms={cms}>
      <Component {...pageProps} />
    </TinaProvider>
  )
}

export default MyApp

2. Creating a simple text field:

import { usePlugin } from 'tinacms'
import { useForm, useField } from 'react-tinacms-forms'

export default function Page() {
  const [modifiedData, form] = useForm({
    id: 'my-page',
    label: 'Edit Page',
    fields: [
      {
        name: 'title',
        label: 'Title',
        component: 'text',
      },
    ],
    loadInitialValues: async () => ({
      title: 'My Page Title',
    }),
    onSubmit: async () => {
      // Save the data
    },
  })

  usePlugin(form)

  return <h1>{modifiedData.title}</h1>
}

3. Adding a markdown editor:

import { usePlugin } from 'tinacms'
import { useForm, useField } from 'react-tinacms-forms'
import { InlineForm } from 'react-tinacms-inline'
import { InlineWysiwyg } from 'react-tinacms-editor'

export default function Page() {
  const [data, form] = useForm({
    id: 'page-content',
    label: 'Page Content',
    fields: [
      {
        name: 'content',
        label: 'Content',
        component: 'markdown',
      },
    ],
    loadInitialValues: async () => ({
      content: '# Welcome to my page\n\nThis is some markdown content.',
    }),
    onSubmit: async () => {
      // Save the data
    },
  })

  usePlugin(form)

  return (
    <InlineForm form={form}>
      <InlineWysiwyg name="content" format="markdown">
        <div>{data.content}</div>
      </InlineWysiwyg>
    </InlineForm>
  )
}

Getting Started

To get started with TinaCMS in a Next.js project:

1. Install TinaCMS:

   npm install tinacms react-tinacms-editor react-tinacms-inline
   

2. Set up TinaCMS in your _app.js file (see first code example above).

3. Create a form and fields in your page components (see second and third code examples).

4. Run your development server and access the CMS sidebar by adding ?edit to your URL.

For more detailed instructions and advanced features, refer to the official TinaCMS documentation.