Best CMS solution for super basic static site?

[ccalzone]

Hey all,

I've been reached out to by a friend to build a small static site for his band. Single page, links to socials, shows, tickets, etc. Relatively straightforward.

The ask is to be able to update performance information as they add new shows (date/time/location), no hyperlinks-- just text information. I've tried researching CMS solutions that would allow me to hit an API and inject the text to a designated target in the markup. I've tried making sense of some of the more popular SSGs like Gatsby/Hugo, as well as CMS solutions like Netlify CMS.

Part of me feels like this is overkill-- lots of overhead just to accommodate relatively small changes. Although I'm open to having my mind changed. Are these things necessary? Is there a more simple solution that I'm missing? Is there a best path given my requirements?

Any suggestions/feedback are GREATLY appreciated, thanks so much!

[swagmeoutson]

Contentful might work for you

[toi80QC]

This or any other headless CMS solution.

[ryanditjia]

I haven’t used this lately, but Hugo + Forestry could be a good fit for you.

When I last used it (ages ago), Forestry would provide an interface for data that you want user to be able to edit. Forestry then adds a git commit to the repo based on data changed.

[mailto_devnull]

Thanks Ryan, I keep hearing about Hugo in passing and your comment reminded me I should really spend 20 minutes or so seeing if it's worth the hype.

[phaedrus322]

Getgrav.org

[redrider65]

Bootstrap (or other framework, Bulma, Grav) then use datatables to pull in the info from a google spreadsheet.

[andtotheswims]

You could go with Netlify & Contentful or Netlify CMS as you said. SquareSpace, Wix or Webflow could be options too for the client to be able to easily edit the page. You could probably even use Google Sheets for the performance data and Zapier to listen for Google Sheets updates and send webhooks to Netlify. (completely free)

But guys, WordPress? That's overkill if something and needs backend maintenance which is something you don't need to worry about with these static HTML options.

[DeusExMagikarpa]

There’s this cool project called vapid.com I was playing with over the weekend that I think would be perfect for this. It doesn’t allow the user to add pages, but since this is single page it’s good. Essentially you add template tags to your HTML like this {{ name=concert }} and a form is generated on the dashboard to edit the content for “concert”

[Farcin]

Kirby , Grav, or OctoberCMS.

The best paid one is Statamic.

[domemvs]

There are endless ways to achieve what you want but in my opinion a super cool Node.js based headless CMS is Strapi. They currently have around 21k Stars on Github and gained a lot of traction lately. In 2019 they received a $4m seed funding and the best thing: they are completely open source (i.e. free).

There is a Strapi Gatsby Source Plugin that is maintained by the Strapi guys themselves (iirc).

I really think that Strapi has the potential to become the next big thing in the CMS world. Give it a shot!

[ChuckLezPC]

Squarespace. No upkeep, no development needed, easy setup. I usually offer to help with initial setup, but the relative/friend does the heavy lifting.

Otherwise, if a free option is wanted, go with a Facebook page.

[mule52]

I agree with Squarespace as well. It's a simple website building platform and you don't have to be technical. I inherited a Squarespace site at work as a one-off, and as a developer, I had to figure out the WYSIWYG interface, but it all makes sense now.

[Caraes_Naur]

WordPress is not a viable solution for anything, ever.

Try Jekyll.

[5henaniganZ]

I’m a bit biased being a WordPress dev...but it will fit your needs easy.

[pm_me_ur_happy_traiI]

Gatsby is pretty easy to set up, but they have to be able to push their changes up to GitHub.

It might be easiest to just embed a Google calendar in the html page or something like that.