README

About Craft CMS

Craft is a flexible and scalable CMS for creating bespoke digital experiences on the web and beyond.

It features:

• An intuitive Control Panel for administration tasks and content creation.
• A clean-slate approach to content modeling and front-end development.
• A built-in Plugin Store with hundreds of free and commercial plugins.
• A robust framework for module and plugin development.

Learn more about it at craftcms.com.

Tech Specs

Craft is written in PHP (7+), and built on the Yii 2 framework. It can connect to MySQL (5.5+) and PostgreSQL (9.5+) for content storage.

Installation

See the following documentation pages for help installing Craft 3:

• Server Requirements
• Installation Instructions
• Upgrading from Craft 2

Resources

Official Resources

• Documentation – Everything from usage instructions to plugin guides.
• Class Reference – Full API and class reference for plugin and module developers.
• Demo site – Quickly launch a personalized demo of a Craft site.
• Craft Slack – Join one of the most friendly and helpful Slack groups around.
• Craft Commerce – First-party e-commerce platform for Craft.

Community Resources

• CraftQuest – Unlimited access to Craft training (and more) from Mijingo.
• Envato Tuts+ – Video courses.
• nystudio107 Blog – Articles about Craft and modern web development.
• Craft Link List – Bimonthly newsletter about the Craft ecosystem.
• Craft CMS Stack Exchange – Community-run Q&A for Craft developers.