#lightcms
25 posts
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LightCMS vs Webflow: Visual Building vs Markdown in Git
Webflow is a visual site builder with a hosted CMS; LightCMS is a Git-backed editor for developer-owned sites. Where each approach wins for content teams.
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LightCMS vs Joomla: Traditional CMS vs Git-Backed Publishing
Joomla is a classic self-hosted CMS with an admin panel and database; LightCMS stores content as Markdown in Git and ships static pages. A clear-eyed comparison.
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LightCMS vs Drupal: Enterprise Framework vs a Content Tool
Drupal is a full-featured PHP CMS for complex, governed sites; LightCMS is a Git-backed editor that produces static output. Here's where each one belongs.
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LightCMS vs Ghost: Publishing Platforms Compared
Ghost is a Node.js publishing platform with memberships and email built in; LightCMS is a Git-backed editor for static sites. Compare storage, cost, and writing workflow.
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LightCMS vs WordPress: Static Files vs a Database Runtime
WordPress owns publishing; LightCMS strips out the database, the runtime, and the patch cycle. A direct comparison of cost, speed, security, and what you give up.
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LightCMS vs Storyblok: Visual Page-Editing vs Document Writing
Storyblok's visual, component-based editor is built for marketing pages; LightCMS is a Git-backed document editor. Where each one fits, and how they store content.
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LightCMS vs Strapi: Open Source, Two Architectures
Strapi is an open-source, database-backed headless CMS; LightCMS is an open-source, Git-backed writing workspace. Same license philosophy, very different storage.
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LightCMS vs Contentful: Enterprise SaaS vs a Repository You Own
Contentful is an enterprise SaaS headless CMS; LightCMS is a self-hosted editor that commits Markdown to Git. Compare cost, lock-in, and writing experience.
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LightCMS vs Sanity: Files in Git vs a Hosted Content Platform
Sanity is a structured content platform with a hosted content lake; LightCMS writes Markdown into your repository. Where each approach wins for blogs and static sites.
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LightCMS vs Keystatic: Code-First Schema vs a Writer-First Workspace
Keystatic keeps content as files with schemas defined in code; LightCMS keeps content as files with an editor anyone can use. Which one fits your team.
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LightCMS vs TinaCMS: Standalone Workspace vs On-Page Editing
Both commit Markdown to Git, but LightCMS is a standalone writing workspace and TinaCMS edits content on the rendered page. Which fits your workflow?
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LightCMS vs Decap CMS: Modern Writing vs the Veteran Admin App
LightCMS and Decap CMS both commit Markdown to Git, but they differ on editor quality, provider support, configuration, and where writing happens.
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Start From a Template: The LightCMS Starter Library
LightCMS ships preconfigured starter templates on GitHub: pick your framework, copy the repo, and get a site with CI/CD, content folders, and front matter schemas already wired.
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Drafts, Revisions, and Rollbacks: Version Control for Writers
LightCMS turns Git history into an editorial workflow: drafts, commits, pull requests, and one-click rollback, without asking a writer to learn Git.
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Dictate Your Drafts: Voice-to-Text in LightCMS
How LightCMS turns spoken ideas into structured Markdown with Whisper transcription: record, review, and edit a dictated post without leaving the browser.
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The LightCMS AI Copilot: Drafting Help That Stays in Your Repository
The built-in AI copilot drafts outlines, rewrites paragraphs, and fixes grammar inside LightCMS, running on any OpenAI-compatible provider you choose.
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A Tour of the LightCMS Editor: WYSIWYG That Outputs Clean Markdown
Inside the LightCMS writing surface: TipTap-powered visual editing with math, code highlighting, tables, task lists, and media that still produces hand-editable Markdown.
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What Is LightCMS? The Git-Backed CMS for Static Sites
LightCMS is a self-hosted, Git-backed CMS with a visual WYSIWYG editor. It commits plain Markdown to your repository and lets your existing CI/CD deploy it.
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LightCMS vs Payload CMS: Files in Git vs a Database-First Headless CMS
Payload CMS is a powerful headless CMS built on a database; LightCMS writes static Markdown into your repository. Two content architectures, two very different use cases.
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LightCMS vs Pages CMS: Rich Writing vs a Clean Form Over GitHub
Pages CMS gives you a tidy form over a GitHub repository; LightCMS gives writers a full visual editor with AI, dictation, and newsletters. A side-by-side comparison.
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Self-Hosting LightCMS
A complete guide to self-hosting LightCMS, covering environment variables, GitHub App credentials, PostgreSQL, AI endpoints, and a production deploy.
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Configuring Your Repository & CI/CD
Connect a static site repository (Hugo, Astro, Jekyll, SvelteKit) to LightCMS and automate deployments with CI/CD.
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Why LightCMS?
The philosophy behind LightCMS: why writing should be frictionless, why Git-backed content matters, and why complexity stays away from the writer.
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Getting Started with LightCMS
Learn how LightCMS pairs a modern WYSIWYG editor with Git-backed storage so publishing to static sites is simple.
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Who writes the LightCMS blog: practical writing on static sites, Git-backed content, Markdown workflows, and the CMS built around them.