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Integrate Plasmic with Strapi

Integrate Plasmic with Strapi

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    These integration guides are not official documentation and the Strapi Support Team will not provide assistance with them.

    Why Use Plasmic

    Plasmic provides a visual builder for React-based applications, websites, and content, bridging code and no-code workflows. This integration lets you drag and drop existing React components or build new UIs visually—all in one place—avoiding the typical hassles that come with low-code tools.

    By choosing to integrate Plasmic with Strapi, you gain the freedom to design any interaction you like while leveraging a robust headless CMS—a significant advantage when considering the headless CMS vs traditional CMS debate. For those new to the concept, here's headless CMS explained. Since Plasmic is open-source, you're free to choose your preferred CMS, ecommerce platform, or hosting environment—you won't be locked into anything.

    For more on getting the most out of Plasmic, take a look at the official Plasmic documentation.

    Why Use Strapi?

    Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS offering features, like customizable APIs, role-based permissions, multilingual support, etc. It simplifies content management and integrates effortlessly with modern frontend frameworks.

    Explore the Strapi documentation for more details.

    Strapi 5 Highlights

    The out-of-the-box Strapi features allow you to get up and running in no time: 1. Single types: Create one-off pages that have a unique content structure. 2. Draft and Publish: Reduce the risk of publishing errors and streamline collaboration. 3. 100% TypeScript Support: Enjoy type safety & easy maintainability 4. Customizable API: With Strapi, you can just hop in your code editor and edit the code to fit your API to your needs. 5. Integrations: Strapi supports integrations with Cloudinary, SendGrid, Algolia, and others. 6. Editor interface: The editor allows you to pull in dynamic blocks of content. 7. Authentication: Secure and authorize access to your API with JWT or providers. 8. RBAC: Help maximize operational efficiency, reduce dev team support work, and safeguard against unauthorized access or configuration modifications. 9. i18n: Manage content in multiple languages. Easily query the different locales through the API. 10. Plugins: Customize and extend Strapi using plugins.

    Learn more about Strapi 5 feature.

    See Strapi in action with an interactive demo

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    Setup Strapi 5 Headless CMS

    We are going to start by setting up our Strapi 5 project with the following command:

    🖐️ Note: make sure that you have created a new directory for your project.

    You can find the full documentation for Strapi 5 here.

    Install Strapi

    npx create-strapi-app@latest server

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    After that, you will be asked how you would like to set up your project. We will choose the following options:

    ? Do you want to use the default database (sqlite) ? Yes
? Start with an example structure & data? Yes <-- make sure you say yes 
? Start with Typescript? Yes
? Install dependencies with npm? Yes
? Initialize a git repository? Yes

    Once everything is set up and all the dependencies are installed, you can start your Strapi server with the following command:

    cd server
npm run develop

    You will be greeted with the Admin Create Account screen.

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    Go ahead and create your first Strapi user. All of this is local so you can use whatever you want.

    Once you have created your user, you will be redirected to the Strapi Dashboard screen.

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    Publish Article Entries

    Since we created our app with the example data, you should be able to navigate to your Article collection and see the data that was created for us.

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    Now, let's make sure that all of the data is published. If not, you can select all items via the checkbox and then click the Publish button.

    Strapi Articles Published

    Enable API Access

    Once all your articles are published, we will expose our Strapi API for the Articles Collection. This can be done in Settings -> Users & Permissions plugin -> Roles -> Public -> Article.

    You should have find and findOne selected. If not, go ahead and select them.

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    Test API

    Now, if we make a GET request to http://localhost:1337/api/articles, we should see the following data for our articles.

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    🖐️ Note: The article covers (images) are not returned. This is because the REST API by default does not populate any relations, media fields, components, or dynamic zones.. Learn more about REST API: Population & Field Selection.

    So, let's get the article covers by using the populate=* parameter: http://localhost:1337/api/articles?populate=*

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    Getting Started With Plasmic

    When you pair Strapi with Plasmic, you can build content-centric applications that leverage a headless CMS on the backend and a visual design tool on the frontend. Here's a step-by-step guide to integrating both.

    1. Set Up an Account and Project in Plasmic
      Go to Plasmic’s website to create an account and start a new project. This is where you'll build your UI components.

    2. Install the Plasmic CLI
      In your project, add the Plasmic CLI using the correct command from the official Plasmic documentation or repository.

    3. Configure API Integration
      In Plasmic, set up your project to fetch data from your Strapi endpoints. Adjust the project settings so Plasmic knows where to access your backend data.

    4. Adjust Settings
      Set any required environment variables or access keys to ensure a smooth connection between Plasmic and Strapi.

    Code Implementation to Integrate Plasmic With Strapi

    Connect Strapi to Plasmic by adding this code:

    1. Fetch Data from Strapi
      Use Fetch or Axios to retrieve data from your Strapi REST APIs.

    2. Render with Plasmic Components
      Bind the data you fetched to Plasmic's components.

    3. Deploy and Test
      Deploy your project, and make sure data flows smoothly from Strapi to Plasmic.

    By combining Strapi's content management with Plasmic's design-first approach, you create a smooth workflow for building and refining rich applications. When you integrate Plasmic with Strapi, you unlock a new level of flexibility and efficiency in your development process. For more details, check out the official Plasmic documentation.

    Awesome, great job!

    Strapi Open Office Hours

    If you have any questions about Strapi 5 or just would like to stop by and say hi, you can join us at Strapi's Discord Open Office Hours Monday through Friday at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CST: Strapi Discord Open Office Hours

    For more details, visit the Strapi documentation and Plasmic documentation.

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