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What is the Framer CMS? (CMS Lesson 1)

What is the Framer CMS? (CMS Lesson 1)

What is the Framer CMS? (CMS Lesson 1)

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About this lesson

Websites that grow need structure—not just in design, but in how content is managed. That’s where the Framer CMS comes in.

Imagine building a site with dozens (or even hundreds) of pages. Blog posts, case studies, team bios — each with unique content, but the same layout and styling. Manually updating each one? No thanks.

Framer CMS lets you separate your content from your design, making it easy to scale your site without repeating yourself. You can connect dynamic data to your designs, create CMS collections like "Articles" or "Projects," and update everything from one place.

In this video, we’ll break down exactly what Framer CMS is, how it works, and why it’s a game-changer for building flexible, scalable websites in Framer.

Check out the full course here: https://www.framer.com/academy/courses/getting-started-with-framer-cms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BUaUMc52M&t=0s Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BUaUMc52M&t=27s What is a CMS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BUaUMc52M&t=76s How it works in Framer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BUaUMc52M&t=139s Wrap Up

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0:00Framer CMS keeps your website's content0:02all in one place, making it easy to0:04create, organize, and update. No more0:07repeating the same changes across0:08multiple pages. Just update something0:10once, and Frame CMS automatically0:13populates it everywhere it belongs,0:15keeping your site's content perfectly0:18consistent. So, let's dive in and see0:20how Framer CMS makes it all happen.0:28So, what exactly is a CMS? Well, think0:32of a CMS or content management system0:35like a digital filing cabinet for your0:38website. Instead of manually updating0:40content everywhere, you store0:42everything text images links and0:44more in neatly organized folders called0:47collections.0:49Whenever your website needs that0:51content, it automatically pulls the0:53right files from the cabinet and places0:55them exactly where they belong, allowing0:58the visitors of your website to only see1:00the final polished design without ever1:02knowing about all the organization1:04happening behind the scenes. The best1:07part is when you make one update in the1:09CMS, it instantly appears across your1:12site without any extra work needed. So1:16now that we know what a CMS is and why1:19it's useful, let's talk about how it1:21actually works in Framer. At a high1:24level, everything in Framer CMS revolves1:27around four core concepts. Collections,1:30fields, pages, and lists. Collections1:34store and organize your content like a1:37folder. Each collection holds a list of1:39items, whether that's a blog post,1:41projects products etc.1:44Fields define the type of content each1:47item contains like titles, images, or1:50links, so everything stays structured.1:53Pages are generated from the items1:55within a collection, creating individual1:58pages for each piece of content, like2:00separate blog posts, product detail2:02pages, or case studies. And collection2:05lists display a collection and its items2:08on your site, such as a list of blog2:11posts, portfolio pieces, or a product2:13catalog. These lists update2:15automatically whenever new content is2:18added to the CMS. All of these allow you2:21to focus on the content itself so that2:23Framer can handle the heavy lifting of2:25keeping it all in sync across your site.2:28So now that you understand how the2:30framer CMS works at a high level, we'll2:32jump into setting up and managing our2:35first CMS collection in the next lesson.2:38See you there.

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