Make + Magnolia CMS

How to use Magnolia and Make together

What Make offers

Make is a powerful visual automation platform that enables teams to align tasks and workflows seamlessly. Trusted by major organizations such as Meta, Spotify, adidas, qualtrics, and Heineken, Make stands out in the realm of no-code workflow automation.

Key Features:

  1. Visual Creativity: Unlike traditional no-code iPaaS platforms, Make provides a visual and intuitive interface, allowing users to create, build, and automate without limitations.

  2. Replacing Traditional Platforms: Make replaces platforms like Zapier, Workato, and Tray.io, offering a unified solution for all automation needs.

  3. Unlimited Possibilities: Make's versatility extends across various teams and areas, boosting productivity without the need for extensive developer resources.

  4. Industry Applications:

    • Marketing: Drive high-quality leads and increase inbound revenue through effective lead generation.
    • Sales: Close deals faster with automated lead routing and streamlined contract management.
    • Operations: Unify systems and prevent errors or data loss by seamlessly sharing data across all tools.
    • IT: Identify and address security incidents promptly, minimizing disruptions.
    • HR: Enhance onboarding experiences and accelerate the placement of skilled candidates.
  5. Workflow Automation: Make allows users to automate existing workflows or build entirely new, complex processes effortlessly. Drag-and-drop functionality simplifies the automation process.

  6. Templates for Inspiration: Users can kickstart their automation journey with thousands of free workflow automation templates, easily customizable to suit specific needs.

  7. Trusted by 500,000+ Makers: Make is a trusted platform, embraced by over 500,000 makers who leverage its capabilities to automate work and innovate.

Getting started with Make is straightforward, with a free plan available that requires no credit card and imposes no time limits. This platform offers unlimited possibilities, making it an ideal choice for organizations aiming to enhance productivity and automate workflows across diverse teams and functions.

A bit development needed

About outgoing triggers

The integration process has two ways to interact with magnolia. One is the way out from magnolia. Here are some examples:

  • You want to send a newsletter subscriber to a marketing automation tool
  • You want to activate a social media post after a page was published
  • You want to add all form entries in a CRM

For that you need to develop a custom trigger. This could be in the publishing workflow module for example with a custom webhook or in the magnolia form module. If you use your system as a headless system you probably consider doing this directly within the frontend.






A bit more development needed

About incoming actions

The second way is to execute an action within magnolia based on an outside trigger. Possible scenarios are:

  • Automate page creation from an outside trigger mostly social media
  • Upload an image in the dam from a trigger in dropbox or google drive
  • Create a post based on a doc in google docs

To integrate this you need to add a custom REST Endpoint within magnolia which end up in a customized action inside magnolia cms.

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