sveltia/sveltia-cms

Sveltia CMS is a free, open-source content management system (CMS), software that lets editors add and update content on a website without touching code. Unlike traditional CMSs that store content in their own database, Sveltia CMS is "Git-based," meaning all content is stored as files in a Git repository (the same version-controlled code storage developers use). This approach is common in Jamstack sites, a style of web development where pages are pre-built as static files for fast, secure delivery. Sveltia CMS is a rewrite of Netlify CMS (later rebranded as Decap CMS), an earlier popular Git-based CMS. It addresses hundreds of known issues from that predecessor while keeping compatibility with existing configurations, making migration straightforward. It is described as a more actively maintained and modern alternative to Decap CMS. The editing interface is a single-page web app (a website-style application that loads once) served from a CDN (a content delivery network, servers distributed globally for fast loading). It includes strong internationalization support, meaning it handles multi-language content well, and it works on mobile devices. It is framework-agnostic, meaning it works alongside any static site generator, Astro, Hugo, Jekyll, and others, rather than being tied to one tool. This makes it a good fit for anyone migrating from WordPress to a static-site setup who needs a lightweight, editor-friendly interface for managing content. No installation of software on a server is required, it runs entirely in the browser connected to your Git repository.