.. title: A CMS (or two) for Nikola: Dato CMS and Netlify CMS integration .. slug: a-cms-or-two-for-nikola-dato-cms-and-netlify-cms-integration .. date: 2017-12-05 19:15:00 UTC .. tags: planet,nikola,netlify,datocms,contentful .. description: Three CMSes for Nikola: Dato CMS, Netlify CMS, and Contentful. .. type: text .. author: Chris Warrick One of the many complaints users have about static site generators is the fact that non-tech-savvy users who don’t understand the command line or don’t want to learn Markdown/reST can’t use SSGs. We’ve tried to solve this before with Coil CMS, but that project is now dead, and was hard to configure properly. The problem was not solved, *until now*. Roberto Alsina and Chris Warrick independently built integrations for **Dato CMS**, **Netlify CMS** and **Contentful**. Here they are: * https://plugins.getnikola.com/v8/datocms/ * https://github.com/getnikola/nikola-netlify-cms * https://plugins.getnikola.com/v8/contentful/ Both CMSes offer facilities for non-technical editors to write content, including a **WYSIWYG** editor. **Dato CMS** may require a bit more work at first, but you can automate it (eg. with Travis CI, or Netlify). Our integration lets you deploy your site anywhere. **Netlify CMS** can be deployed with one click (and a few configuration changes), and includes automation and hosting at Netlify (and GitHub). You can also use some other hosting service, but that will require some extra work on your side. **Contentful** does not require a local install of Node to work, which makes it easier to use and automate, while leaving the hosting up to you. Make sure to check them both out — have fun! *(Updated 2017-12-06 to add Contentful support)*