Getting Started
Documentation, blogs, and other resources to get you started with developing on the Brightspot platform.
Learn key development concepts needed to build scalable content management applications with Brightspot.
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Popular Topics
Explore code examples, tutorials, and community questions about some of the most popular development topics related to Brightspot development.
Our GraphQL plugin allows access to data stored in your Brightspot instance over HTTP in compliance with the GraphQL specification.
Customize the themes that come with the platform's front end, and work with Styleguide, Brightspot’s development environment for creating themes.
The comprehensive framework for data modeling and access used by Brightspot.
Tutorials
Learn something new by following along with our hands-on tutorials
Helpful tips and comprehensive exercises to get up and running with Brightspot's front-end developer tool, Styleguide.
Creating endpoints with for different use cases, both programmatically and using the Brightspot UI.
A comprehensive tutorial covering front-end field creation for developers.
Learn to programmatically create a GraphQL endpoint so that an administrator can manage it later.
Connect with other developers building content management system applications on Brightspot, and tap into a vibrant community of experts on Github! Ask questions, share ideas, and join the community today to start building with confidence.
Popular Questions
Popular questions from the Brightspot development community
Does Brightspot have a preferred way to do Java Logging?
Brightspot uses the Simple Logging Facade for Java...Read more
What versions of Node are compatible with Styleguide?
Various versions of Node are compatible with the Styleguide, up to the latest, but other items need to be...Read more
Should I use the standard GraphQL import, or does Brightspot have a specific dependency ?
Brightspot has a custom implementation of graphql. Here is the ...Read more
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Latest from the Developer Blog
Stay informed about the latest features and tech updates in our tech blog.
If you’re a developer, you’re well aware of the importance of learning by example. As part of the effort of the Brightspot Developer Portal, we’ve put together a set of code examples that will help you better understand how to use Brightspot’s implementation of GraphQL.
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Brightspot's standard theme includes front-end templates for attractively rendering articles, videos, listicles, promos, and much more. Developers can build on those standard templates to deploy themes that range from simple to extravagant.
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A common task in web application development is deploying API endpoints that are managed by application admins—a situation that may introduce errors into a production environment. Brightspot’s native classes facilitate the deployment of robust and secure endpoints.
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Streamlined processes for creating and managing API endpoints are essential, and the technical complexities associated with APIs can often pose challenges. Brightspot provides a proven, field-tested UI for intuitively designing API endpoints.
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Customizing a theme is a big part of front-end development. To facilitate that development, Brightspot provides Styleguide, a webpack-based application that previews a theme with mock text and images. With Styleguide you can immediately evaluate any change by reloading the browser page.
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A look at how Brightspot's CMS framework and architecture is designed to extend and support myriad use cases
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Latest Developer Resources
Expand your knowledge with the latest documentation, case studies, webinars, and other development resources.
Discover our pre-built applications—crafted to give you a head start in Brightspot development with best practices that work.
An interactive look at the unique features of Brightspot’s GraphQL implementation as well as the API Framework on which it was built by Brightspot Chief Architect Dan Slaughter.
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Following its acquisition by Amazon, Whole Foods delivered on its brand promise with an engaging content-as-commerce approach built on a new API-powered headless CMS platform.
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Lee Teague, SVP of Engineering at Brightspot, offers a live demo of how developers can quickly and easily customize the UI within the CMS with JavaScript instead of Java.
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