It does not automatically initialize - you must run the CMS init method.
It does not include react or react-dom - they are required as peer dependencies.
It does not include the following extensions:
- [decap-cms-media-library-cloudinary]
- [decap-cms-media-library-uploadcare]

Usage

Install via script tag:

<!-- Excluding `doctype` and `head` but you should add them -->
<body>
  <!-- Add these scripts to the bottom of the body -->
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/react@^18/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dom@^18/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/decap-cms-app/dist/decap-cms-app.js"></script>
  
  <!-- Initialize the CMS -->
  <script>
    DecapCmsApp.init();
  </script>
</body>

Install via npm:

npm i react react-dom decap-cms-app

import CMS from 'decap-cms-app';

CMS.init();

Keywords

cms

content editing

static site generators

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Package last updated on 15 Jul 2025

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