CONTENTFUL 101

Introduction

Contentful allows you to create, update, and distribute content for your website, a mobile app, or any other content-displaying medium. You can sync content from the former to the latter when integrating Contentful and Chord.

Why Contentful?

Contentful allows your business to structure and scale content across multiple channels and platforms, allowing developers and content creators to work simultaneously and ensuring that customers constantly interact with the freshest version of your brand experience. It offers an open platform that adapts to how digital builders work to meet business goals through easy customization and deep integration with any tech stack. Lastly, you can build your online store without being a developer. It is intuitive and easy to use.

Features of Contentful

Contentful offers various features that make it a powerful and versatile CMS. Some of the key features include:

1. Content modeling: Contentful allows you to create custom content models that define the structure and fields of your content. This makes it easy to manage different types of content, such as text, images, videos, and more.
2. API-first approach: With Contentful, content is stored and managed separately from presentation, allowing you to deliver content to any device or platform through its powerful APIs. This makes creating and managing content across multiple channels and platforms easy while maintaining consistency and accuracy.
3. Multi-language support: You can create content in multiple languages and easily manage translations in Contentful. This means you can reach a global audience and tailor your content to different regions or markets without needing multiple CMS instances.
4. Collaboration and workflow: Contentful allows multiple users to collaborate on content creation and publishing with customizable workflows and permission levels. This makes it easy for teams to work together without the risk of conflicting changes or errors.
5. Integration with other tools: Contentful integrates with various tools and services, including e-commerce platforms, analytics tools, and more. This means you can easily connect Contentful to your existing tech stack and streamline your workflows and processes.

Benefits of Contentful

By using Contentful, you can benefit in several ways:

1. Efficiency:
    With Contentful, you can create and manage content efficiently, reducing the time and resources required to publish content across multiple channels so you can focus on creating high-quality content without manual updates or duplication.
2. Flexibility:
    Contentful's API-first approach allows you to deliver content to any platform or device, making it easy to adapt to changing technologies and user behaviors, allowing you to future-proof your content strategy and stay ahead of the curve in digital innovation.
3. Scalability:
    Contentful is designed to handle large volumes of content and traffic, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes so you can grow your content strategy and reach without worrying about infrastructure or performance issues.
4. Customizability:
    Contentful's flexible content modeling system and APIs allow you to create custom content types and functionality that meet your business needs. You can tailor your CMS to your unique requirements and create a content strategy that aligns with your business goals.
5. Ease of use:
    Contentful is intuitive, with a user-friendly interface and precise documentation. You can get started quickly and maximize the platform's features and capabilities.

To understand Chord's Contentful architecture, please look at this document.