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Craft CMS

Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web.

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Craft is a content management system for building custom websites, letting teams model content with custom fields and relationships rather than fitting content into predefined structures. It supports Twig templating for traditional front ends and a built-in GraphQL API for headless or decoupled setups, along with localization, asset management, and ecommerce through Craft Commerce.

Key capabilities include live preview, multi-site and locale support, user management with permissions, a Plugin Store for extensions, and first-party integrations with Stripe and Shopify. Forms, SEO, and other add-ons are available through plugins. The control panel is available in multiple languages.

Craft is aimed at developers, agencies, and content teams building everything from personal sites to multinational marketing properties. It is self-hosted and licensed by project across four editions: a free Solo tier for a single user, Team and Pro tiers with increasing user and permission limits, and an Enterprise tier that adds SAML SSO, custom licensing, and dedicated support. Paid editions include a year of updates, with trials available while a site is on a non-public domain.

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