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Yes, SvelteKit for the frontend (win)! But what about a CMS dashboard for clients?

Matthias Andrasch on November 02, 2022

The more mature SvelteKit gets towards version 1.0, the more I personally like it. I wasn't a big fan of Server Side Rendering (SSR) first. But the...
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Bryan Klein

Ran across this cool idea for a SvelteKit CMS built into the site itself. github.com/michael/editable-website
This would work well for small sites with a couple of non-technical content editors.

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Bryan Klein • Edited

I didn't see CloudCannon in your list. It is a 'git-backed' CMS that has some support for visual editing of site content and a component library system. If you compile the SvelteKit site with the static adapter, they can host the site too. If you need a more dynamic application, then you can edit on CC and host on a service like Vercel or Netlify.

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MatthiasWeston

I'm also looking for a CMS option for sveltekit that is easy for clients to use, I'm going to look at the ones mentioned, would love to hear any updates on your research if you come to more conclusions!

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Kolja

Yea, it is a good topic...
Until now I used small handcrafted PHP APIs as my backend for sveltekit. Now i will try directus for more a more complex application. Maybe it saves some time, in the future...

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Kolja

Okay, I switched to a Cockpit tryout, because of PHP 😇

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Jim Fisk

We built an open source, git-backed CMS for Svelte as well: plenti.co/

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Kolja

Some additional thoughts from my last day:

  • Svelte can be used as a SPA, so no NodeJS on the server is needed
  • but then there is no SSR and a less good SEO
  • it does not matter on apps for authenticated user only

For me, I just have a normal webspace with PHP and no node, the backend question depends a lot on the technology.

So maybe it makes sense to add these to your list 😃

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Huy Nguyen

Check out the baby Vontigo

🚀 Vontigo is an open-source CMS built with SvelteKit, featuring 🤖 AI-powered (ChatGPT) content generation. With fast page loads and seamless routing, Vontigo offers a user-friendly interface with customizable themes and templates.

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Lorenzo Giovenali

You should have pointed out which of the options are free & open source, since you might not want to lock your data models and content behind a vendor.

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Alex Nguyen

+1 for CloudCannon CMS. I haven't personally used it for SvelteKit but it worked very well with 11ty.

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Moree Spinne

Supabase is a CMS? :)