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To integrate React.js with OctoberCMS, you can follow the steps below:
- Install OctoberCMS:
Download and install OctoberCMS using the official installation guide: https://octobercms.com/docs/setup/installation
- Create a new OctoberCMS theme:
Inside the themes directory of your OctoberCMS installation, create a new folder for your theme. For example, mytheme.
- Install Laravel Mix:
Laravel Mix simplifies the compilation of CSS and JavaScript assets. Install Laravel Mix by running the following command in your theme directory:
npm install laravel-mix --save-dev
- Set up Laravel Mix and React:
Create a new webpack.mix.js file in your theme directory and add the following code:
let mix = require('laravel-mix');
mix.react('assets/js/app.js', 'js')
.sass('assets/sass/app.scss', 'css')
.setPublicPath('assets');
- Create React components:
Create a new assets directory in your theme directory and inside it, create a new js directory.
Create a new app.js file inside the js directory. This will be the entry point for your React components.
Write your React components in separate files or in the app.js file itself.
- Compile assets:
In your theme directory, run the following command to compile the assets:
npm run dev
- Include compiled assets in your layout:
In your theme directory, locate the layout file that you want to include your React components in. For example, layouts/default.htm.
Add the following code in the section of your layout to include the compiled CSS and JavaScript assets:
- Use React components:
In your layout or any other Blade view file, you can now use your React components by adding an HTML element with an appropriate id:
In your app.js file, you can target this id to render your React components:
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import MyApp from './MyApp';
ReactDOM.render(
That's it! React.js is now integrated with OctoberCMS. You can build your React components and use them in your OctoberCMS theme.