EmDash CMS

EmDash: a full-stack serverless JavaScript CMS built on Astro. It combines the features of a traditional CMS with modern security.

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

Great explainer, with fair comparisons with WordPress and Ghost

[flavio @flaviocopes]

EmDash: Cloudflare's CMS for Astro, explained
https://t.co/B8jx7bom95

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

Welcome aboard, Wes!

[Wes Bos @wesbos]

OK I did it.

Migrated WordPress to Emdash. goodbye $600 bluehost server I've had for 15 years.

307 posts
6.7gb photos
4 custom content types
5 custom page templates
15 custom fields
1 semi-complicated plugin converted and a handful of simple ones

Emdash skills moved it over, migrated off stylus(!) and it's pixel perfect on the front end.

The page speed score went from 52 to 75.

The Admin is fantastic as well - no problem for a WP user. Nice and fast

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

That's a wrap on EmDash 1.3.

87 changes went into it, from 16 community contributors and the core team. Thanks, everyone!

Upgrade with one command.

npx upgrade-emdash@latest

The full release notes are on the blog.

https://t.co/bLJPiJKcGP

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

Nine days after 1.2, EmDash 1.3 is out!

Every saved version now shows exactly what changed, and your live site gets the admin's editing tools.

One switch also asks AI crawlers not to train on your content.

Here's what's new.

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

WordPress imports bring much more across, from permalinks and server-rendered blocks to Advanced Custom Fields.

And Contributors can now edit their own drafts.

[Dan @dandorato]

@EmDashCMS - Say hello to Dashing! The free (forever) iOS companion app for EmDash. https://t.co/ULXwDmLMcy

[Kevin Kyburz @swissky]

Two days after @EmDashCMS 1.0, Paul from @WPTutz said installing it was NOT a good experience.

13 hours later the fix was merged. 21 hours later it shipped in 1.1.0.

I wrote up the whole story and why feedback like his matters 🧵 📷https://t.co/sU7n5SFq8b

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

@Iamkingsleyf @Cloudflare The registry is currently for free plugins only. You could set up your own shop in the meantime!

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

Open plugin registries have a hard problem: anyone can publish, but not everything should be discoverable.

Here’s how EmDash uses @cloudflare's new Clef model to screen every listing without giving up open publishing: https://t.co/9n34HZSdwO

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

@kostasbotonakis We use semantic versioning, so if there are new features then it's a minor (e.g. 1.2.0, like this one). If it's just bugfixes, it's a patch (e.g. 1.0.2). We're just shipping so many features, most of our releases are minor versions!

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

Five days after 1.1, EmDash 1.2 is here!

A redesigned editor, video blocks, numbered pages, domain moves and one-command upgrades.

Here's what's new.

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

That's EmDash 1.2, with 100 merged pull requests from 21 community contributors and the core team. To upgrade, run:

npx upgrade-emdash@latest

Full release notes on the blog.

https://t.co/ZQkOCIDH38

Thanks, everyone 🫡

[EmDash CMS @EmDashCMS]

EmDash is steadier on Cloudflare Workers. Background writes now finish after the response, cron stays under the Free plan's CPU limit, and bulk tagging works on D1.