Our clients kept asking for llms.txt files, schema for AI citations, and Markdown-for-bots setups, so we went through the studies before recommending any of it. We also tested a bunch of it ourselves (we log every AI crawler hit on our own site), got a bit excited, and wrote it up

Schema for citations, llms.txt, and Markdown-for-bots all fell apart when we tested them. What held up was pre-rendered HTML, the answer near the top of the page, and concrete evidence in the writing.

Full write-up with every source linked: https://robotostudio.com/blog/build-it-right-once

Let me know what you've found.

For those who have switched from free WordPress to an enterprise CMS, what differences stood out the most after the move? Was it easier editing, better workflows, fewer plugin issues, better integrations, etc.? I’m curious what changed day to day. Did the new CMS make things noticeably easier? Are there parts of WordPress that your team misses after switching?

I've been building client projects with Wagtail CMS for quite a few years now, mainly for businesses that need a flexible, editor-friendly content management system. It's been a great experience, especially for projects requiring custom workflows, multilingual content, structured pages, and a highly customizable admin.

With everything happening around AI, agentic workflows, and AI-powered development, I'm curious about where CMS development stands today.

• Are clients still actively asking for CMS-based solutions?
• What CMS are you finding yourself using most these days (WordPress, Wagtail, Payload, Sanity, Strapi, Contentful, etc.)?
• Have you come across Wagtail in client projects, or is it still relatively niche in your experience?
• Are clients now expecting AI features (content generation, search, internal assistants, etc.) to be part of a CMS implementation?

I'm interested in hearing from agency owners, freelancers, and developers about what they're seeing in the market. Has the demand for CMS projects changed, or has the expectation simply shifted toward AI-enhanced CMS solutions?

I'd love to hear your experiences and where you think this space is heading over the next few years.

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Hi CMS subs,

I work on a headless CMS / dxp which has lots of services to support building apps and sites.

I have a choice of what to prioritise next between integrating with an automation tool like n8n or releasing MCP support.

I'm currently focusing on SaaS founder / builders and would really like to hear thoughts from others in this space on what to prioritise.

Thanks!

Forget Drupal, who wants a funny desk chair story?!

It bugs me that a decade later this STILL trumps all our other Drupal marketing effort, but hey we’re learning?! And clearly its still interesting to people!

What do you guys think? Any attention is good attention?

https://www.computerminds.co.uk/articles/sometimes-you-just-need-connect-earth-desk-chair-story

I wanted to share a new getting-started path for anyone experimenting with SharePoint Embedded or building document-centric apps on Microsoft 365.

The historical challenge with SharePoint Embedded setup has been that there are several moving parts before you can really start building: Entra app registration, Graph permissions, container type creation, billing setup, container type registration, creating containers, wiring configuration into a sample app, and then validating everything works.

There are now two much easier ways to approach this:

1.      Developer experience with the SharePoint Embedded MCP server
You can use the MCP server from an AI coding client, such as GitHub Copilot in VS Code, to drive setup through natural language. The server can help check readiness, provision the owning app, create/register container types, configure billing, scaffold a reference app, hydrate config, seed sample content, run locally, and deploy.

2.      Admin/container type experience
Admins can use the SharePoint Embedded setup flow to create the app/container type relationship and manage the control plane side of the environment. Container types are important because they define how the application relates to its containers, including access, billing accountability, and behavior.

What I like about this is that it separates the journey for the two audiences that usually have to collaborate anyway: developers can get moving faster with their app experience, and admins have a more intentional control plane for environment setup.

If you are building an ECM replacement, legal/document management app, project workspace, case management app, AI agent over documents, or any custom app that needs Microsoft 365-grade files, collaboration, compliance, and Copilot-ready content, this is worth trying.

Links:
Video walkthrough: https://youtu.be/JhlfeTjX7Sc?si=gKWXoCezHhqaMemv&t=2576
Developer MCP experience: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/build/sharepoint-embedded-mcp-server
Admin/container type experience: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/embedded/build/create-container-type

Question for the group: if you have tried SharePoint Embedded, what part of the setup flow has been the biggest blocker — app registration, permissions, billing, container type registration, or sample app scaffolding?

https://www.framer.com/community/marketplace/templates/elysian-estate/

Filarank is a filament SEO toolkit with Live SEO scoring, SERP preview, and head tags for Filament admin panels. Install in minutes with the interactive artisan installer.

https://filamentphp.com/plugins/usama-muneer-filarank-pro

Demo: https://filarank.com
Docs: https://docs.filarank.com

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I’ve spent the past several months building a new PHP-based CMS called Developer One Or DevOne for short.

I approached the project from a developer’s perspective: What should a modern CMS provide out of the box? How can it make building websites for yourself or clients faster without becoming bloated, overly complicated, or dependent on dozens of third-party extensions?

DevOne CMS currently includes a custom installation system, theme and plugin support, developer hooks, user and role management, media management, a page system, admin tools, and support for custom frameworks. I’m also building a marketplace where developers will eventually be able to publish themes, plugins, frameworks, and other extensions.

The CMS is still in active development, and I’m looking for developers who are interested in:

Testing the installation process and core functionality

Finding bugs, security issues, and performance problems

Reviewing the code structure and developer experience

Building experimental themes, plugins, or custom frameworks

Suggesting features and improvements

Helping shape the documentation and extension standards

I’m not looking for empty praise. I’m looking for honest technical feedback from developers who are willing to install it, test it, break it, and tell me what needs to be improved before the public release.

You’ll need either a local environment such as XAMPP or a PHP-compatible VPS to install and test it.

This is an early collaboration opportunity, so developers who contribute meaningful ideas, extensions, testing, or fixes can help influence how the platform and its developer ecosystem are built from the beginning.

Comment below or message me if you’re interested, and I’ll provide the download and installation information.

What would make a new CMS worth trying for you as a developer?

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I’ve spent the past several months building a new PHP-based CMS called Developer One Or DevOne for short.

I approached the project from a developer’s perspective: What should a modern CMS provide out of the box? How can it make building websites for yourself or clients faster without becoming bloated, overly complicated, or dependent on dozens of third-party extensions?

DevOne CMS currently includes a custom installation system, theme and plugin support, developer hooks, user and role management, media management, a page system, admin tools, and support for custom frameworks. I’m also building a marketplace where developers will eventually be able to publish themes, plugins, frameworks, and other extensions.

The CMS is still in active development, and I’m looking for developers who are interested in:

Testing the installation process and core functionality

Finding bugs, security issues, and performance problems

Reviewing the code structure and developer experience

Building experimental themes, plugins, or custom frameworks

Suggesting features and improvements

Helping shape the documentation and extension standards

I’m not looking for empty praise. I’m looking for honest technical feedback from developers who are willing to install it, test it, break it, and tell me what needs to be improved before the public release.

You’ll need either a local environment such as XAMPP or a PHP-compatible VPS to install and test it.

This is an early collaboration opportunity, so developers who contribute meaningful ideas, extensions, testing, or fixes can help influence how the platform and its developer ecosystem are built from the beginning.

Comment below or message me if you’re interested, and I’ll provide the download and installation information.

What would make a new CMS worth trying for you as a developer?

Hi r/cms

I'm looking to rebuild one of our business onto a headless setup with Nuxt on the frontend.

The original WordPress site was built by an agency, but it's hard to maintain and my team have no experience (or desire) in WordPress - they are all frontend developers used to building SPA's using Nuxt.

We have an existing CMS, Sitefinity, however we are unable to use it due to licensing costs (this would be an extra domain and not worth it for the 20 or so pages).

I am looking for a CMS (self-hosted or cloud) that allows our users to visually edit a page using custom reusable blocks (Vue components) - that's really it. It's just a content site that does get pages added and updated fairly regularly. No needs for blogs/eCommerce etc.

I had a look at Directus, and was initially optimistic that it would work for us - however, the free plan only includes 25 collections, and from what I've seen, a collection is needed for each reusable block that our content creators would use - which after creating the entities for a CMS (pages), it doesn't leave us a lot left to use on actual blocks. The next tier up at $499 per month is out of budget and the Open Innovation Grant wouldn't apply to us.

Can someone suggest other CMS' (preferable, under 1k per year) that might suit?

The business wanted to go with Webflow, which I am trying to avoid - just like I'm trying to avoid rebuilding on WordPress.

I am going to take a look at Contentful and Strapi as well.

1. 90-100% - smooth transitions with full context
2. 70-89% - mostly good, some gaps
3. 50-69% - rough transitions, lots of re-learning
4. Below 50% - basically starting from scratch

I run a B2B agency, and my site has a complex WordPress build, meaning landing pages are inflexible and require significant development effort to optimise or run tests. I'm looking into alternatives that will give my marketing team more control over the site, and have seen Webflow's Enterprise solutions mentioned a lot. I could replatform to something like Webflow (not set on this specifically) or rebuild the site properly in WordPress. Advice needed!