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The Craft Blog

Everything we’ve been up to lately

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Brandon at Dot All 2025
#Announcements

Craft’s Going Laravel

We’re switching to the Laravel PHP framework for Craft 6!

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CKEditor 5
#Announcements

CKEditor 5 Released

We’re excited to announce that version 5.0 of our CKEditor plugin is here.

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20 Accessibility
#Accessibility

Accessibility Updates for Q4 2025

Learn about the accessibility improvements we made in Q4 of 2025.

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Craft 5 9
#Announcements

Craft 5.9 Released

Craft 5.9 brings new ways to organize your content, and a slew of improvements to authoring, accessibility, development, performance, and security.

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2025
#Updates

2025 in Review

A look back at 2025, and what’s in store for 2026.

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20 Accessibility
#Accessibility

Accessibility Updates for Q3 2025

Learn about the accessibility improvements we’ve made in the past few months.

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Glossary thumbnail
#Announcements

Introducing the Glossary

Our newest learning resource is a quick-reference glossary.

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Cloud: Rewrites in Config File
#Craft Cloud

Craft Cloud Updates

Big updates for Craft Cloud, including redirects, CDN rewrites, a new builder, and lots more.

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20 Accessibility
#Accessibility

Accessibility Updates for Q2 2025

Learn about the accessibility improvements we’ve made in the last few months.

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Craft 5.8
#Announcements

Craft 5.8 Released

Craft 5.8 introduces new ways to structure and organize your content.

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20 Accessibility
#Accessibility

Accessibility Updates for Q1 2025

Learn about the accessibility improvements we’ve made in the last few months.

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Craft 5.7
#Announcements

Craft 5.7 Released

Craft 5.7 makes working with nested content smoother and more intuitive.

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Craft 5.6
#Announcements

Craft 5.6 Released

Craft 5.6 is here with several exciting improvements across the system.

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2024
#Updates

2024 in Review

A look back at our most productive year yet.

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20 Accessibility
#Accessibility

Accessibility Updates for Q4 2024

Learn about the accessibility improvements we’ve made in the last few months.

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Starters Hero
#Announcements

Introducing Craft Starters

Get up and running quickly with our new starter project.

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wp-import hero image
#Announcements

Migrating from WordPress

Migrating from WordPress to Craft CMS just got a whole lot easier, with the help of a new CLI command.

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Craft 5.5
#Announcements

Craft 5.5 Released

Craft 5.5 has been released, bringing a new batch of authoring, accessibility, and development improvements.

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Craft Cloud
#Announcements

Introducing Craft Cloud

Craft Cloud, a first party hosting solution from the makers of Craft CMS, is officially here!

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Craft CMS 5 3
#Announcements

Craft 5.3 Released

Craft 5.3 is out, with new CLI commands for taming your content model, and a new Link field.

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Craft Console 2FA
#Announcements

Two-Step Verification added to Craft Console

We’re excited to announce that two-step verification has been added to Craft Console.

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Lisbon, Portugal
#Events

Change of Plans

Dot All Lisbon has been postponed to September 23 – 25, 2025, and we’re taking Dot One on the road this year, with events in London, Amsterdam, Toronto, and Melbourne.

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Craft Commerce and Stripe
#Announcements

Craft Commerce 5 and New Stripe Plugin Released

Craft Commerce 5.0 is here! Plus, we’ve introduced a new standalone Stripe plugin.

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Craft 5
#Announcements

Craft 5 Released — with New Team Edition!

Craft 5 is out of Beta, and we’re introducing a new Team edition.

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Craft 5 beta
#Announcements

Craft 5 Beta Released

We’re excited to announce that Craft 5 is now in Beta!

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19 2023 Review Revised
#Updates

2023 in Review

A look back at 2023, and what’s in store for Craft in 2024.

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Dot All 2023
#Events

Dot All 2023: Recap and Videos

Dot All 2023 in Barcelona was a huge success! Here’s a recap of what we announced, and links to the session videos.

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Commerce 4.3
#Announcements

Commerce 4.3 + Stripe 4.0 Released

Stripe 4.0 brings out-of-the-box support for Stripe Billing, Stripe Checkout, Apple Pay, and Google Wallet.

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Craft 4.5
#Announcements

Craft 4.5 Released

Craft 4.5 packs several new features like activity indicators, validation summaries, and more!

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Craft Console
#Announcements

Craft Console Updates for Organizations

Updates to the organization features in Craft Console

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Craft CMS 10 Years
#Updates

10 Years of Craft

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Craft 1.0!

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Craft CMS + CKEditor
#Announcements

CKEditor: Revamped

Craft’s CKEditor plugin just got a major update!

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Prefers Reduced Motion
#Accessibility

Designing for Reduced Motion

It’s important to consider the reduced-motion experience during design and development.

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15 Barcelona
#Events

Dot All 2023 Barcelona

Dot All 2023 is coming to Barcelona!

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Craft 4 4
#Announcements

Craft 4.4 Released

We’re thrilled to announce that Craft 4.4 has been officially tagged!

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Entrification
#Work

The Entrification Plan

Craft is undergoing a transition: categories, tags, and global sets are going away, in favor of entries.

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Accessible Target Sizes
#Accessibility

Accessible Target Sizes

Appropriately sized touch targets improve both accessibility and overall usability.

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Folder Stampede
#Work

Rethinking Volume Subfolders

The way we navigate to subfolders within Craft is about to change.

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2022
#Updates

2022 in Review

This was an incredibly eventful and productive year for us.

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Generator
#Announcements

Craft Generator

Scaffold new Craft CMS plugins, modules, and system components with the new Craft Generator tool.

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Craft + Shopify
#Announcements

Shopify for Craft CMS

We’re excited to announce a first-party Shopify integration!

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Craft Console
#Announcements

Introducing Craft Console

Craft Console is the new place to manage your licenses and plugins, with a major new feature: Organizations.

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Brandon at Dot All 2022
#Announcements

What we Announced at Dot All 2022

Dot All 2022 is a wrap! Here’s what we announced during the conference.

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Ukraine
#Announcements

Craft for Ukraine

We’re offering free Craft CMS licenses to all initiatives working to help the people of Ukraine.

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Nitro
#Announcements

Retiring Craft Nitro

Craft Nitro, our local development environment, is no longer undergoing active maintenance or support.

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Accessible Custom Fields
#Accessibility

Accessible Custom Fields

As part of our journey toward achieving WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, we’ve been working to ensure that custom fields are accessible to all users.

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Craft 4
#Announcements

Craft 4

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Craft 4!

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Commerce 4 beta
#Announcements

Commerce 4

Commerce 4 has hit the shelves!

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2021
#Updates

2021

Another big year is in the books. Our team has been firing on all cylinders, improving our products and creating new tools, services, and documentation to improve the overall experience of working with Craft CMS.

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New Demos
#Announcements

New Demo Sites

Two new demo sites are now available for taking Craft CMS and Craft Commerce for a spin.

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Craft 3.7
#Announcements

Craft 3.7 Released

Craft 3.7 introduces exciting authoring improvements.

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Nitro 2
#Announcements

Nitro 2 Released

Nitro 2 brings better cross-platform support and lots of exciting new features.

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Craft 3.6
#Announcements

Craft 3.6 Released

Craft 3.6 brings a slew of accessibility, usability, and DX improvements.

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2020
#Updates

2020 Year in Review

A look back at what we did this year, and what’s in store for 2021.

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Accessibility
#Announcements

Doubling Down on Accessibility

We’re thrilled to announce the newest member of our team, Matsuko Friedland, as Lead Accessibility Engineer!

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Nitro
#Announcements

Nitro 1.0 Released

Give your local Craft development a boost with Nitro.

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Craft 3.5
#Announcements

Craft 3.5 Released

Craft 3.5 brings improvements to accessibility, author experience, and GraphQL.

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Commerce 3.2
#Announcements

Commerce 3.2 Released

Commerce 3.2 introduces multiple PDF templates and store management improvements.

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Nitro
#Announcements

Introducing Craft Nitro

Nitro is a new local development environment for Craft and other PHP projects.

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De Hallen Studios, Amsterdam
#Events

Dot All Amsterdam Postponed

Dot All Amsterdam will be held from September 22 – 242021.

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Commerce + TaxJar
#Announcements

Craft Commerce 3.1 and New TaxJar Integration Released

Craft Commerce 3.1 and TaxJar take the pain out of tax management.

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Cloud Update
#Announcements

Update on Craft Cloud

Here’s an update on our latest progress and planning for Craft Cloud.

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Commerce 3
#Announcements

Commerce 3 is Here!

Commerce 3 brings back-end order editing, GraphQL support, and customer management.

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Craft 3.4
#Announcements

Craft 3.4 is Here!

Craft 3.4 brings improvements to user experience, collaboration, GraphQL, and more.

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2019
#Updates

2019 Year in Review

Here’s a look at the major events in 2019, what what it all means for the future of Craft CMS.

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Commerce 2.2
#Announcements

Commerce 2.2 Released

Commerce 2.2 has been released with some exciting new features.

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Dot All 2019 Signage
#Events

Craft 4 and Craft Cloud Announced at Dot All 2019

Dot All 2019 is a wrap! Here’s a look at the exciting announcements we made.

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Craft 3.3
#Announcements

Craft 3.3 Released with GraphQL and Headless Mode

Craft 3.3 introduces a built-in GraphQL API, Headless Mode, and templating improvements.

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Craft 3.2
#Announcements

Craft 3.2 is Here

Craft 3.2 brings several enhancements focused on improving the author experience.

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Feed Me
#Announcements

We’ve Acquired Feed Me

We’re excited to announce that we have acquired Feed Me from Verbb, and it’s now completely free!

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#Announcements

500 Plugins!

The Craft Plugin Store hit a major milestone in February: it now features over 500 plugins!

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Discord
#Announcements

Join us on Discord

The Craft community has a new home on Discord.

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#Announcements

New Preferred Hosting Provider: Media Temple

For over 20 years Media Temple has been an innovator in the hosting space and now they’re a Craft Preferred Hosting Provider.

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Cogs
#Announcements

Odds & Ends

Craft 2 and Commerce 1 EOL dates updated, and Commerce gateway integrations go MIT.

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#Announcements

Craft 3.1

Craft 3.1 includes over 100 enhancements that drastically improve collaboration and deployment workflows.

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Commerce 2
#Announcements

Commerce 2

After nine months in Beta, Commerce 2 is ready for prime time!

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Plugin Store Icon
#Announcements

Introducing the New Craft Plugin Store

Browse plugins, view their changelogs, and purchase them directly from plu​g​ins​.craftcms​.com.

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Melbourne Australia Craft Dot One
#Events

Craft CMS is Coming to Australia

Join us in Melbourne, Australia for a one-day Craft Conference.

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2018
#Updates

State of Craft 2018

Here’s a recap of what happened in 2018, and a look at what’s to come in 2019 and beyond for Craft CMS and Craft Commerce.

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3.1 Beta
#Announcements

Craft 3.1 Beta is Here

Craft 3.1 Beta is here, and ready for testing!

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Partner Icon
#Announcements

Introducing the Craft Partner Network

We’re excited to announce the launch of our Craft Partner Network.

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Dot All 2018 Audience
#Announcements

Dot All 2018 Videos

Enjoy all 20 talks on topics ranging from plugin development to GraphQL and Craft from Dot All 2018 in Berlin.

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Craftquest
#Announcements

Learn Craft for Free with CraftQuest!

CraftQuest’s Up and Running with Craft” video course is now completely free to watch.

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Homepage Illustration
#Announcements

Meet the New Craftcms​.com

Yesterday a new Craft site launched that we’re particularly excited about — ours!

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Craft 3 1 Dev Preview Is Here
#Announcements

Craft 3.1 Dev Preview is Here

Craft 3.1 is coming later this year, and it will bring two major new features that we’re pretty excited about.

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Craft Php
#Announcements

Craft 2.7 Released with PHP 7.2 Compatibility

We just released Craft 2.7.0 with just one feature, but it’s a big one: PHP 7.2 compatibility.

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Hyper Lane Post
#Announcements

New Craft Hosting Partner: Hyperlane

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Hyperlane, a Belgium-based hosting provider for modern agencies.

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Dot All 2018 Is Coming To Berlin
#Announcements

Dot All 2018 is Coming to Berlin

Craft CMS is bringing Dot All, the official Craft developers conference, to Berlin, Germany September 26 – 282018.

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Plugin Store Icon
#Announcements

Introducing The Craft Plugin Store

Discover, purchase, and download plugins from within the Control Panel with the Plugin Store.

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Commerce
#Announcements

Commerce 2 Beta

Commerce 2 Beta is now available. Here’s what’s new.

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Craft 3
#Announcements

Craft 3

Three years and three months in the making, Craft 3 is worth the wait!

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Craft ID Icon
#Announcements

Introducing Craft ID

Yesterday we launched Craft ID, our new portal for Craft CMS developers.

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2017
#Updates

2017 Year In Review

2017 was a great year for Craft. We experienced tremendous growth, hosted our first conference, moved the HQ into a new office space, and grew the team by 3 people.

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Dot All 2017
#Events

Dot All 2017 Speaker Videos

Enjoy every talk from Dot All 2017 including Creating a Full REST API in Craft 3 to an Intro to Craft Plugin Development. Check out all the session videos, available now.

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Awards
#Announcements

New Awards and Recognition!

We’re excited to announce that Craft CMS has been voted Best CMS for Small to Midsize Business and Best Wordpress Alternative in CMS Critic’s 2017 People’s Choice Awards! Craft was also named a High Performer in G2 Crowd’s Best Web Content Management Software report.

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Dot All Crowd Edited
#Events

Dot All Recap

A recap of our first Dot All conference, plus links to each of the speakers’ slide decks.

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Keynote
#Events

What We Announced at Dot All 2017

Here’s a rundown of what Craft founder and CEO Brandon Kelly announced on stage at our first Dot All conference.

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Dot All 2017
#Events

Dot All: The Official Craft Conference!

The first official Craft CMS developer conference is coming to Portland on October 22 – 23.

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Craft 3 Beta Icon
#Announcements

Craft 3 Beta Update

A look at where things stand with the Craft 3 Beta, and what’s left before the GA release will be ready.

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2016
#Updates

The State of Craft: End-of-2016 Edition

Even with all its faults, 2016 was an incredible year for Craft. The CMS has now been deployed on over 22,000 unique domains. The community has grown larger, more diverse, and more helpful than ever. The software has seen big improvements on security and performance fronts. And internally we think we’ve matured a bit as a company, in a good way.

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Mijingo
#Work

Mijingo Releases Free Lesson on Element API

It’s never been easier to get up and running with Craft + Element API, because just today, Mijingo released a new free lesson on it.

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Mijingo
#Work

Learn Craft Commerce with Mijingo

Mijingo just released a new video course for the Craft CMS community: Fundamentals of Craft Commerce.

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Envato Tuts
#Work

Learn Craft CMS with Envato Tuts+

Envato Tuts+ just published an 11-lesson tutorial on Craft CMS, taught by the wonderful Kezz Bracey. The tutorial covers how Craft is different from other CMSes, how to install it, how content is organized, an introduction to templating, and other fundamentals.

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Craft3 Dev Preview
#Announcements

Craft 3 is Back in Action

We just released Craft Dev 3.0.2910, the first Craft 3 Dev Preview update in almost a year. This update brings tons of bug fixes, a few new features, some code cleanup/​refactoring, and most notably, we’ve ported all of the changes that came to Craft 2 in the past year.

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Digital Products Icon
#Announcements

Sell Digital Products with Craft Commerce

Introducing Digital Products, a new plugin that makes it possible to sell licenses for digital goods with Craft Commerce.

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#Work

Publish Your Craft Content to Apple News

Introducing a new Apple News integration for Craft CMS, providing a seamless way for publishers to reach new readers.

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Straight Up Hangouts
#Events

Get Introduced to Craft Commerce at the First Straight Up Hangout

Join Luke Holder, Brandon Kelly, and Ben Parizek on the first Straight Up Hangout event tomorrow at 1pm PT, as we dive deep into Craft Commerce.

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Best Cms For Developers
#Announcements

Craft CMS Wins Best CMS for Developers

Craft CMS has been voted Best CMS for Developers in CMS Critic’s annual People’s Choice Awards!

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#Work

Integrate Algolia Search Into Your Craft Site with Search Plus

SquareBit released their highly anticipated Search Plus plugin this week, which provides an Algolia integration for Craft CMS.

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Sitepoint Highlight
#Work

Learn about Craft CMS on SitePoint

SitePoint, the popular learning resource site for web professionals, recently published an Introduction to Craft CMS article.

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2015
#Updates

The State of Craft: End-of-2015 Edition

2015 has been an incredible year for Craft. Here’s a recap of some of the big things that happened, and a sneak peak at where we’re headed in 2016.

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Mijingo
#Work

Mijingo’s Craft Starter Pack is 50% Off

In celebration of Craft 2.5, Mijingo has put their Craft Starter Pack on sale for just $49.99, for a limited time!

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Commerce
#Announcements

Craft Commerce 1.0 Released

The powerful, feature-rich ecommerce solution for Craft CMS is available now!

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Craft 2 5
#Announcements

Craft 2.5 Released

Sporting a redesigned Control Panel and Author Experience improvements across the board, Craft 2.5 raises the bar yet again.

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