Hey, I’ve been developing a site for my client, and have been using Decap/Netlify CMS. My own site uses this and I use Netlify identity to login. Realised that this has now been deprecated and I won’t be able to set it up for this site. What are my alternatives so that my client will be able to lo…

@jimbateson With basically everything involved deprecated on Netlify’s side of things, you’re almost certainly going to be better off seeking assistance and recommendations from Decap’s community . There’s a related GitHub discussion here: https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/discussions/7419 In …

Thank you very much @nathanmartin got the DecapBridge working, exactly what I was after :slight_smile:

I am trying to setup a blog feature using netlify CMS that was not working so I tried using githubs auth0 also did not work. When i tried using netlifys and went to verify a user the links would redirect me to my site and not bring up a popup to register my account. (on the /admin/ page) now i have …

I can link my github url if looking at my code may help

@gzimlich43 I’m not sure, I’ve never used Netlify CMS. The main thing I know is that Netlify CMS was deprecated years ago, so you shouldn’t select it for use with new projects. It was handed off to another team in 2023 and became Decap CMS .

got you but yes i was going to try and do it through github instead I dont really care how its done I just need an admin page so I can have the site owner post blog posts

You’re free to use whatever you would like, but I can’t really advise. See this post for some other alternatives: [image] 404 or page not found on redirect to CSM Support @stackcomparepro Unfortunately I don’t believe you’re going to be able to get support for any of it …

If you’re using gtihub as the backend, may need to setup a personal access token that has some read-write permissions for the repo you’re pointing to (if not already got that setup that is!)

Hi James, Netlify Identity/Git Gateway being deprecated definitely makes things tricky, but you still have a few good options that won’t require your client to create a GitHub account. 1. Use a passwordless auth provider (simplest for non-technical clients) Services like MojoAuth let your client …

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herambedra May 22, 2026, 7:23am 11

For anyone landing here mid-migration: Netlify reversed the Identity deprecation on Feb 19, 2026 — Identity is staying. Wrote it up here if it helps: Netlify Identity is staying (Feb 2026 reversal) - what changed, who's affected, and how to proceed

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