# Community Water Cooler

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## [About the Community Water Cooler category](https://community.prismic.io/t/about-the-community-water-cooler-category/32)

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**Author:** [@Phil](https://community.prismic.io/u/Phil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/about-the-community-water-cooler-category/32 "2020-01-15T18:05:54Z")

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A place to discuss, well, everything else! This is a space for all the other conversations we want to have as a community! Want to talk about the latest trends in web development? Want to swap recommendations on the bes…

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## [Feature request: Centralized Variables](https://community.prismic.io/t/feature-request-centralized-variables/20089)

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**Author:** [@g.vallarelli](https://community.prismic.io/u/g.vallarelli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/feature-request-centralized-variables/20089 "2026-10-20T02:26:11Z")

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Hi there! Sometimes I have pieces of information that need to live in different pages, custom types, or slices. Let’s make a quick example. In many e-commerce projects (mine included), we work with seasonal events lik…

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## [Make it easier to keep up with Prismic!](https://community.prismic.io/t/make-it-easier-to-keep-up-with-prismic/9195)

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**Author:** [@dan.duett](https://community.prismic.io/u/dan.duett)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/make-it-easier-to-keep-up-with-prismic/9195 "2024-10-04T11:17:34Z")

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I work with an in-house team of three developers, each of whom work in Prismic every day. I want them to know the latest and greatest about Prismic, but it's harder than it should be for them. I know of a variety of pla…

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## [Duplicate repo and content](https://community.prismic.io/t/duplicate-repo-and-content/9119)

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**Author:** [@leonardo-angelucci](https://community.prismic.io/u/leonardo-angelucci)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/duplicate-repo-and-content/9119 "2024-04-16T20:56:25Z")

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Hi everyone, thank you for this wonderful service. I wanted to ask a question. Is there a possibility to create a copy of the repo? Once delivered perhaps to the client, it would be nice to have a clone of the projec…

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## [Is the CMS getting redesigned?](https://community.prismic.io/t/is-the-cms-getting-redesigned/14086)

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**Author:** [@software2](https://community.prismic.io/u/software2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/is-the-cms-getting-redesigned/14086 "2023-09-18T09:17:32Z")

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The marketing on the main website has "page builder" (which i assume is the current cms), look different than what the actual thing looks like. It looks more modern, less unnecessary padding around everything. Is this a …

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## [Creation of a \*real\* prismic community](https://community.prismic.io/t/creation-of-a-real-prismic-community/8138)

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**Author:** [@dan](https://community.prismic.io/u/dan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/creation-of-a-real-prismic-community/8138 "2023-08-16T08:31:25Z")

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One of the things Prismic seems to be entirely lacking is a dedicated community As far as I can tell, this is the only platform that encourages community members to engage (other than the once a month streams) But righ…

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## [Anyway to mutate data on stories, repositories using GraphQL?](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyway-to-mutate-data-on-stories-repositories-using-graphql/8510)

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**Author:** [@kaushalyap](https://community.prismic.io/u/kaushalyap)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyway-to-mutate-data-on-stories-repositories-using-graphql/8510 "2023-08-07T16:37:04Z")

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I have use case where I need to programmatically update or create story in a repository when there is change on a google sheet. I suppose notifying the change may be possible using App Script, but I do not know how to mu…

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## [Thank you Prismic Support Team!](https://community.prismic.io/t/thank-you-prismic-support-team/13030)

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**Author:** [@michael.nguyen](https://community.prismic.io/u/michael.nguyen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/thank-you-prismic-support-team/13030 "2023-05-03T18:55:40Z")

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Thanks for being responsive and answering all the goofy questions i've got! shout outs to @Pau @Priyanka and @Phil who always seem to have answers!

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## [Artist portfolio page size questions](https://community.prismic.io/t/artist-portfolio-page-size-questions/12276)

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**Author:** [@sho](https://community.prismic.io/u/sho)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/artist-portfolio-page-size-questions/12276 "2023-01-27T17:40:39Z")

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Hello, I am developing my painting portfolio site. My website(still developing) https://resonant-stroopwafel-36c386.netlify.app/ I have 700+ more images I already uploaded to prismic; however, it only showed 100 imag…

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## [Why we won't be using Prismic for our next project](https://community.prismic.io/t/why-we-wont-be-using-prismic-for-our-next-project/11850)

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**Author:** [@sjoerd](https://community.prismic.io/u/sjoerd)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/why-we-wont-be-using-prismic-for-our-next-project/11850 "2022-12-14T09:47:03Z")

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I just wanted to give you some feedback why we won't be using Prismic for our next project: I really miss a way to create nested structures (for example for a multi-level menu) I miss the option to create required fiel…

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## [Shopify Plus and Prismic expert](https://community.prismic.io/t/shopify-plus-and-prismic-expert/8766)

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**Author:** [@universitystudent334](https://community.prismic.io/u/universitystudent334)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/shopify-plus-and-prismic-expert/8766 "2022-09-28T11:47:02Z")

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Hi, Is there any Prismic experts who have worked with Shopify Plus and Next.js

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## [Which plan for a multi language project?](https://community.prismic.io/t/which-plan-for-a-multi-language-project/10312)

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**Author:** [@keesvandorp](https://community.prismic.io/u/keesvandorp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/which-plan-for-a-multi-language-project/10312 "2022-06-15T11:29:52Z")

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Hey Prismic! I have a question about user roles, multi language support and which plan I need to choose. Situation: I've setup a small CMS with customtypes which can managed in multiple languages. Use case: I want t…

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## [How to get help](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-to-get-help/10308)

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**Author:** [@j.pash](https://community.prismic.io/u/j.pash)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-to-get-help/10308 "2022-06-14T19:50:50Z")

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I have a specific question about my account but don't want to post anything in a public forum. How do I go about doing that?

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## [Continuous delivery strategy](https://community.prismic.io/t/continuous-delivery-strategy/10258)

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**Author:** [@adele.gauvrit.ext](https://community.prismic.io/u/adele.gauvrit.ext)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/continuous-delivery-strategy/10258 "2022-06-09T20:52:37Z")

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Hello, I'm looking for a way to develop a CD on a Prismic project with Nuxt that would allow me to: Test locally slices creation and updates. Automatically deploy to a staging environment to validate changes made to th…

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## [String interpolation for fields](https://community.prismic.io/t/string-interpolation-for-fields/10163)

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**Author:** [@hamza.salah](https://community.prismic.io/u/hamza.salah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/string-interpolation-for-fields/10163 "2022-05-30T09:00:09Z")

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Hi! Is there a way to do string interpolation within Prismic field? I want to be able to pass whatever value like this: Hello {{first\_name}}! .... then have that value displayed like this (if we pass John): Hello John…

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## [Basic blog styles not appearing in BigCommerce](https://community.prismic.io/t/basic-blog-styles-not-appearing-in-bigcommerce/10110)

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**Author:** [@margo.parris](https://community.prismic.io/u/margo.parris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/basic-blog-styles-not-appearing-in-bigcommerce/10110 "2022-05-24T00:47:49Z")

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Hello, We have just switched over to deliver our blog through our BigCommerce store. We are experiencing issues whereby Prismic isn't sending font styling information to BC and as such, text that is bold or italic or lin…

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## [Semrush issue - uncompressed JavaScript and CSS files](https://community.prismic.io/t/semrush-issue-uncompressed-javascript-and-css-files/9961)

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**Author:** [@thejuniperstudio](https://community.prismic.io/u/thejuniperstudio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 9:34am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/semrush-issue-uncompressed-javascript-and-css-files/9961 "2022-05-13T09:34:58Z")

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Morning - one of our clients uses Semrush for their Prismic site, this morning we've been alerted to a warning that could affect the site performance: 95 issues with uncompressed JavaScript and CSS files This issue is tr…

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## [The Optimized Dev Chat for Our Monthly Coding Challenge Newsletter](https://community.prismic.io/t/the-optimized-dev-chat-for-our-monthly-coding-challenge-newsletter/10031)

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**Author:** [@grace.miller](https://community.prismic.io/u/grace.miller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/the-optimized-dev-chat-for-our-monthly-coding-challenge-newsletter/10031 "2022-05-12T13:03:52Z")

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Each month, we put together a fun, 30-minute challenge that helps you explore the latest in tech and stay on the leading edge of web development. You can learn all about the newsletter here, but if you have a question, f…

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## [Why there isn't a webhook that tells us when a document was updated](https://community.prismic.io/t/why-there-isnt-a-webhook-that-tells-us-when-a-document-was-updated/9903)

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**Author:** [@mohamed](https://community.prismic.io/u/mohamed)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/why-there-isnt-a-webhook-that-tells-us-when-a-document-was-updated/9903 "2022-05-02T10:42:44Z")

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In my project we are caching the pages once rendered, and we want to refresh the caching when a document is updated. I'm not talking about "when a document is published".

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## [I'm trying hard to setup a CMS for my Astro project but it is showing opinioned set of options :(](https://community.prismic.io/t/im-trying-hard-to-setup-a-cms-for-my-astro-project-but-it-is-showing-opinioned-set-of-options/9528)

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**Author:** [@accessadsuae](https://community.prismic.io/u/accessadsuae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/im-trying-hard-to-setup-a-cms-for-my-astro-project-but-it-is-showing-opinioned-set-of-options/9528 "2022-03-28T10:03:14Z")

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Hi! I'm new to Prismic and got to know bout it while watching a video recording on integrating Astro Framework with Prismic. Sadly it doesn't cover how to setup Prismic so I couldn't find a way to setup one with Astro. …

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## [Integration Fields and Environment Migration](https://community.prismic.io/t/integration-fields-and-environment-migration/9267)

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**Author:** [@tannerjuby1](https://community.prismic.io/u/tannerjuby1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/integration-fields-and-environment-migration/9267 "2022-03-09T14:00:46Z")

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How do integration fields work with environment migration? In our develop environment, we added a new integration field and have a Lambda function pushing data to it. I went ahead and refreshed our staging environment wi…

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## [Page Modeling: Restrict pages to use a different set of slicemachines](https://community.prismic.io/t/page-modeling-restrict-pages-to-use-a-different-set-of-slicemachines/9087)

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**Author:** [@dinhhuy.trinh](https://community.prismic.io/u/dinhhuy.trinh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/page-modeling-restrict-pages-to-use-a-different-set-of-slicemachines/9087 "2022-02-22T16:00:21Z")

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Hi, I am planning to use a slice-machine for my marketing website which has multiple pages. Let's say I have a Home, About, Contact, Blog page. At first, I just created a repeatable type called 'page' then create all t…

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## [Is Prismic good for my email templating case?](https://community.prismic.io/t/is-prismic-good-for-my-email-templating-case/8668)

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**Author:** [@f1alvaro](https://community.prismic.io/u/f1alvaro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/is-prismic-good-for-my-email-templating-case/8668 "2022-01-14T23:25:28Z")

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Hi there! I'm evaluating CMSes and not sure if a headless is good for my use case, which is: I'd like to have a UI to build an email template (with variables and etc) and have a microservice querying for this template,…

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## [Anyone have a complex/sophisticated real world site you've created where your code is also available?](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyone-have-a-complex-sophisticated-real-world-site-youve-created-where-your-code-is-also-available/2602)

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**Author:** [@online](https://community.prismic.io/u/online)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyone-have-a-complex-sophisticated-real-world-site-youve-created-where-your-code-is-also-available/2602 "2020-11-09T23:51:14Z")

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Although the example apps I've seen provided so far by prismic have helped me get started, there are just so many small decisions that Im taking days working out rather than minutes, just because Im not sure the pattern …

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## [Creating a themed repo without local project](https://community.prismic.io/t/creating-a-themed-repo-without-local-project/3513)

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**Author:** [@andrew.wynyard](https://community.prismic.io/u/andrew.wynyard)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/creating-a-themed-repo-without-local-project/3513 "2021-02-15T16:32:57Z")

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Hi there, This might be asked earlier, but I couldn't find it. I want to create a new repo from a .zip file, which works fine, but I do not want to create a local project for it. In our setup, our .zip template creates …

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## [Deleting user account](https://community.prismic.io/t/deleting-user-account/201)

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**Author:** [@alxmhe](https://community.prismic.io/u/alxmhe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/deleting-user-account/201 "2020-04-17T15:06:32Z")

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How do I delete my account and all of my data?

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## [Access Control on a per-document or per-collection basis](https://community.prismic.io/t/access-control-on-a-per-document-or-per-collection-basis/1381)

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**Author:** [@shawn.rice](https://community.prismic.io/u/shawn.rice)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/access-control-on-a-per-document-or-per-collection-basis/1381 "2020-08-04T13:08:52Z")

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Hi. We are looking ahead to some new features and I wanted to see if there was an established path for access control. My client offers multiple software products. We want to restrict access to specific Prismic documen…

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## [Anyone know of a good Prismic consultancy?](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-prismic-consultancy/189)

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**Author:** [@kmccurdy](https://community.prismic.io/u/kmccurdy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-prismic-consultancy/189 "2020-09-21T14:21:13Z")

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Hi everyone! First time poster here, and newbie to the Prismic world. We're ramping up our Prismic usage heavily and as we bring on some new people to our team, I'd love to get everyone on the same page and armed with th…

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## [Rest API or GraphQL..the way of the future?](https://community.prismic.io/t/rest-api-or-graphql-the-way-of-the-future/793)

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**Author:** [@eng](https://community.prismic.io/u/eng)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/rest-api-or-graphql-the-way-of-the-future/793 "2020-09-21T16:25:40Z")

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We have three different repos implementations of Prismic currently using the RestAPI. Thinking about using the graphQL Prismic service on our next project. Any thoughts or suggestions between the two? Is one the 'way …

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## [React vs Node for blog](https://community.prismic.io/t/react-vs-node-for-blog/2917)

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**Author:** [@lujilujan](https://community.prismic.io/u/lujilujan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/react-vs-node-for-blog/2917 "2020-11-30T09:10:30Z")

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I want to make my first site with a headless cms and I wanted to know if to make a blog it is better to do it with node or with react, I don't know what advantages one and the other can give me, I have been in the world …

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