CMSstä

CMSstä is a cross-platform content management system designed to publish and manage digital content across websites, mobile apps, and embedded web components. It emphasizes a modular architecture, a user-friendly interface, and a decoupled backend that supports traditional server-rendered pages as well as headless delivery via APIs.

Built with a focus on accessibility, CMSstä provides content modeling tools that let editors define content types, fields, and workflows without code. The system includes versioning, draft/publish pipelines, multilingual content support, and a media library with metadata management.

CMSstä uses a decoupled approach with REST and GraphQL APIs, enabling frontend frameworks and static site generators to consume content. The core stores data in relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL and offers optional document storage for media and rich content. It can be deployed self-hosted, on cloud platforms, or inside containers via Docker and Kubernetes.

Security and governance features include role-based access control, audit logs, two-factor auth, and automated security updates. The templating system allows themes and reusable components, while a built-in caching layer and CDN integration improve performance at scale.

Extensibility is central to CMSstä: a plugin architecture, a marketplace of modules and themes, and a hook-based event system enable customization without altering core code. The project supports multiple languages and communities and provides a roadmap focused on performance, accessibility, and localization.

CMSstä is used by small and medium-sized organizations, educational institutions, and digital agencies. It has been noted for its clear admin interface, strong content modeling capabilities, and robust API surface, though some users report a learning curve for advanced workflows and performance tuning.