Clean and intuitive interface
Gone are the days of cluttered dashboards that make you feel like you're searching for the hidden treasure in a jungle of icons! Craft CMS keeps things tidy, giving editors a clear, uncluttered dashboard where everything is where you expect it to be. It’s simple enough for beginners to pick up, but polished enough that experienced teams won’t feel held back. And yes, it works just as smoothly on a laptop, tablet, or desktop.
Live preview and real-time editing
Hands up if you’ve ever hit “save”, opened a new tab to check your work, then gone back to fix a typo, only to repeat the cycle three more times. Say goodbye to switching between views with Craft. Its live preview shows you changes as you're make them. So there is no faffing about between edit mode and preview mode, and less admin faff, means more time to focus on creating the actual content. Happy days.
Custom content fields to suit you
Unlike Content Management systems that shove your content into rigid boxes, Craft lets developers set up custom fields tailored to what your team actually needs. Add in the Matrix field (a fancy name for drag-and-drop content blocks), and you can build pages like LEGO! Stacking text, images, buttons, or quotes wherever they’re needed - and there's no limit to the type of content to be created.
It’s structured enough to keep things consistent, but flexible enough to stop your site looking like everyone else’s. Hurrah!
A user-friendly editor you don’t have to wrestle with
Some CMS platforms feel like they were designed to make editors suffer. Craft CMS takes the opposite approach. Its text editor works much like Google Docs or Word, familiar, straightforward, and distraction-free. Adding links, images, or video is as easy as it should be, and formatting doesn’t require hunting through obscure menus. You can just focus on the words, while Craft handles the behind-the-scenes magic.
Easy content organisation and versioning
Craft makes tidying up content less of a headache. Entries, categories, and tags keep everything in order, so you don’t waste half an afternoon hunting for “that page we did last May”. And if someone makes a change you’re not thrilled about? No stress. Built-in versioning means you can roll back to earlier drafts and keep everyone on the same page (literally, ha).
Seamless media management
Craft CMS understands that images and videos are the crown jewels of content in today's digital landscape. The platform delivers an intuitive media management system that allows editors to upload, organise, and utilise images, videos, and other assets with ease. Thumbnails are automatically generated and the platform supports a wide range of file types, ensuring that editors can focus on the visual appeal of their content without the hassle of manual image processing.
It’s like having a personal assistant for your visual content.
Conclusion
From its intuitive interface and real-time editing capabilities to customisable content modelling and seamless media management, Craft CMS emerges as a clear winner in terms of usability from an editing perspective. By prioritising the needs of content creators and editors, Craft CMS empowers them to produce high-quality, engaging content without getting bogged down by technical complexities. Whether you're a seasoned content creator or a novice editor, Craft CMS provides an exceptional platform that streamlines the content management process, ultimately leading to a more efficient and enjoyable editing experience.
CraftCMS is not the only platform we work with, but it is our favourite by far and we are proud to partner with them!
