Tutorials

Based on the Headless CMS API section, this section provides front-end developers with guidelines about configuring FORGE and calling APIs to feed a front-end.

Tutorials are intentionally technology-independent. We focus on the logical steps you must go through.

The double role of FORGE Back Office

FORGE Back Office is where you configure content and presentation:

• Content: In the administration pages of the Content Manager,
  • Extend built-in entities.
  • Define custom entities.
• Presentation: In the administration pages of the Page Builder,
  • Define metadata that describe the structure.
  • Define variables that make pages dynamic.

Tutorials focus on your journey of configuring content and presentation.

Also, FORGE Back Office is where editorial teams craft content and presentation:

• Content:
  • In the entity edit pages of the Content Manager, they add and manage content.
  • In the Graphic Asset Dashboard, they add visuals.
  • In the Vocabulary Tool, they write microcopy translations.
• Presentation: In the folder and page edit pages of the Page Builder, they define and manage the front-end structure.

For reference, use the FORGE Help Center when you need to check your front-end content's source.

Tutorials structure

In the previous paragraph, we clarified that tutorials focus on your journey of configuring content and presentation. Let's break it down in order of execution:

1. Tutorial on configuring entities: Learn how to shape content to meet the editorial team needs.
2. Tutorial on configuring the site's metadata: Learn how to describe the site structure to enable the front-end to deliver the expected experience.
3. Tutorial on configuring page types: Learn how to add your page types to FORGE.