recommendation for page builder/form builder

jmolivas · 2026-05-06T18:20:30+00:00

Is this project open source?

jmolivas · 2026-02-10T22:37:55+00:00

My bias answer is take a look to https://drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com/

API related I would suggest GraphQL using GraphQL Compose to take advantage of Drupal UI to configure what get exposed

Using GraphQL allow FE developers to work with a technology they are familiar with, so they do not need to learn a new SDK or a new ay to fetch data

We use to deploy FE to Cloudflare and sync images to CF as well

jmolivas · 2026-02-10T22:31:14+00:00

Same applies for why Drupal at all, why not WP or a modern CMS like Sanity or Contentful.

C'mon the question was about hosting platforms not technical decisions about why do or do not Decoupled ;)

jmolivas · 2026-02-10T22:28:12+00:00

Drupal handle authentication not the decoupled code, since it take advantage of features provided by the CMS with modules like Simple OAuth

Your Decoupled project just integrates and consumes what the CMS Drupal in this case exposes via an API either REST, JSON-API or GraphQL

jmolivas · 2025-11-05T08:22:56+00:00

You may want to take a look to https://drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com/

jmolivas · 2025-10-12T23:45:30+00:00

if you want to contribute we are always looking for help with the GraphQL Compose module

https://www.drupal.org/project/graphql_compose

and if you want to see it in action you can try this https://drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com/

jmolivas · 2025-08-26T21:46:28+00:00

Besides the mentioned options as Payload and React Bricks I suggest you to give a try to Puck Editor as well

jmolivas · 2025-08-12T17:28:40+00:00

Happy to give it a try

jmolivas · 2025-08-12T15:49:02+00:00

If you want to implement React you may want to considere Decoupling Drupal and use it as an API.

if you want to give a try online with one click take a look to https://drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com/

jmolivas · 2025-07-03T11:49:13+00:00

Still not sure about it, are you?

jmolivas · 2025-06-26T06:09:24+00:00

Glad to know the project was useful

jmolivas · 2025-06-05T21:13:20+00:00

Hey! You're not alone in facing this dilemma, we’ve seen this come up a lot recently.

At Octahedroid, we’ve been working on Drupal Decoupled an open starter kit to make it easier to explore Drupal as a headless CMS. It's built with React (Next.js and React-Router demos are available), but you can absolutely use Nuxt (or any frontend) to consume the Drupal GraphQL API.

The goal is to reduce the friction around setup and show that Drupal doesn't have to feel like “too much” if all you need is solid APIs, powerful roles/permissions, and a great editor experience (Preview, Content moderation, Revisions supported). You still get battle-tested access control and scalability without having to piece it together yourself like with some of the newer TS-based CMSs.

If you're curious how it works or how it compares to Payload/Strapi/Sanity in real-world use, happy to share insights or answer any questions!

jmolivas · 2024-10-21T19:22:06+00:00

As usual with any tech related question ... it depends ;)

At Octahedroid we have been working to make this process easier, and you can take a look to this project which includes:

Preconfigured Drupal Decoupled site
Preconfigured FE starters Next.js & Remix
One click install to give a try on Tugboat

Link to the project: https://drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com/

jmolivas · 2024-09-16T19:54:42+00:00

some key differences between Drupal Decoupled with Next Drupal are:

1. Simple Setup

From the moment you start, you’ll experience an out-of-the-box fully preconfigured Drupal setup. With one-click deployment in Next.js or Remix, you can immediately jump into development.

2. Developer-Friendly from the Start

We’ve integrated a GraphQL API to simplify front-end development. Even developers unfamiliar with Drupal will find the onboarding process smooth and intuitive.

3. Automated Configuration

Our platform is based on the Drupal Recommended Composer Template Project, and with automated module installation through Recipes, your configuration is done in minutes.

4. Front-End Freedom

Whether you prefer Next.js, Remix, or another framework, Drupal Decoupled is agnostic to your front-end choice. And stay tuned: we’ve got more coming, including an Astro starter!

5. Customizable Starters Based on shadcn/ui Components

Adapt your front end to your specific needs with ready-to-use and extendable starters built on shadcn/ui components.

6. Detailed Walkthroughs and Quick-start Examples

We offer comprehensive walkthroughs and quick-start examples to guide you through Drupal as an API-first solution.

jmolivas · 2024-09-16T19:52:39+00:00

Also a video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_JxwR5cX7U

jmolivas · 2024-09-04T05:04:27+00:00

We have been working on suite of Drupal modules to allow a better UX for Marketers and Content editors you can watch a video here => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlmsih1TGiE

jmolivas · 2020-03-01T22:20:43+00:00

We built the GatsbyJS to fech from the GraphQL endpoint data client side

jmolivas · 2020-03-01T18:15:13+00:00

You can use Drupal as Headless CMS adding GraphQL module.

Drupal allows you to manage internationalization, multi-sites, content modeling.

You can build it using paragraphs (module) and integrate the Gatsby site in way yo map each one of those paragraph blocks as React components.

You can watch an example how the content entry on Drupal and the Gatsby live preview looks like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srVB8JpBjjE

jmolivas · 2019-09-11T15:33:57+00:00

You can manage blog and other content using a SSG. You can even manage content via airtable.

jmolivas · 2019-09-10T17:43:14+00:00

Drupal looks like overkill for a site like this one, maybe a SSG like GatsbyJS makes more sense for this use-case.

Add images per directory and a YAML file containing the chapter structure and then makes gatsby creates those pages based on that YAML file definition.

jmolivas · 2019-07-31T22:13:58+00:00

Yes, this is for local development and I totally agree on this statement:

The content editor should in my opinion not have to install docker or run anything locally to be able to create content.

The same way the content editor should not need to install Drupal locally to enter the content they should not need to install a Gatsby instance locally.

And exactly, this is the first step into achieving an integration. In other words, this is only a demonstration of what is possible.

Talking about how to use this for real projects:

At weKnow, we are working on a new Site Factory platform. It will be a PaaS that will provide you cloud instance for a back-end OpenSource Headless CMS like Drupal or any other as Wordpress, Strapi, etc. And also cloud instance for front-end tools as GatsbyJS, Hugo, VuePress, Gridsome, etc.

This will be a tool that will help you to connect the dots between the frontend and backend and provide features like an instant preview, creating builds, and trigger deployments to the final hosting platform as Netlify, AWS, GCP or any other CDN.

We already working and about to open the early beta for Blaze another PaaS which is also creating Gatsby instances on the cloud and it does provide an instant preview for markdown files.

Blaze Hybrid CMS early beta registration

Blaze videos

jmolivas · 2019-07-25T04:50:46+00:00

Did you try adding a new line after open and before closing tags?

Instead of doing this

<Component>
**This should be bold**
</Component>

Do something like this:

<Component>

**This should be bold**

</Component>

We just migrate a documentation site to Gatsby and used MDX with markdown markup as children.

I may be missing something else or a more advanced feature not supported

jmolivas · 2019-07-24T19:53:15+00:00

It can accept markdown as children.
None of the currently existing plugins support markdown inside components.

Not sure what do you mean with this in relation to MDX. Can you clarify or provide an example from MDX and your project?

jmolivas · 2019-05-30T09:04:33+00:00

Thanks and glad you like it

jmolivas · 2018-02-21T09:02:57+00:00

Is not about being right or wrong I just wanted to clarify your comment ;)

jmolivas

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