ButterCMS Express.js Example

After deploying to Heroku, email support@buttercms.com for access to the demo account.

This app uses EJS templates but ButterCMS works with any templating engine like Jade, Mustache, or React.

Important Notice

This project was created as an example use case of ButterCMS in conjunction with Express.js, and will not be actively maintained.

If you’re interested in exploring the best, most up-to-date way to integrate Butter into javascript frameworks like express.js, you can check out the following resources:

Starter Projects

The following turn-key starters are fully integrated with dynamic sample content from your ButterCMS account, including main menu, pages, blog posts, categories, and tags, all with a beautiful, custom theme with already-implemented search functionality. All of the included sample content is automatically created in your account dashboard when you sign up for a free trial of ButterCMS.

• Express.js Starter
• Angular Starter
• React Starter
• Vue.js Starter
• Or see a list of all our currently-maintained starters. (Over a dozen and counting!)

Other Resources

• Check out the official ButterCMS Docs
• Check out the official ButterCMS API docs

Get Started

Install dependencies:

$ npm install

Start the app:

$ npm start

Documentation

For a comprehensive list of examples and API docs, check out our documentation.