EmDash CMS is a full-stack TypeScript CMS built with Astro & Cloudflare. Features include: WP migration, AI, roles, sandboxed plugins & more.
EmDash CMS is a full-stack TypeScript application built on Astro and Cloudflare, offering a modern alternative to traditional content management systems like WordPress. It leverages serverless technology for enhanced security and performance while retaining familiar features such as extensibility, a user-friendly admin interface, and plugin support. EmDash utilizes sandboxed Worker isolates to address the security vulnerabilities inherent in WordPress’s plugin architecture, providing a type-safe environment. Key features include content management with blog posts, pages, and custom content types, rich text editing via TipTap with Portable Text storage, revisions, drafts, scheduled publishing, and full-text search (FTS5). The admin panel provides a visual schema builder, media library, navigation menus, taxonomies, widgets, and a WordPress import wizard. Authentication utilizes passkey-first WebAuthn with OAuth and magic link fallbacks. A definePlugin() API facilitates plugin development with lifecycle hooks, KV storage, settings, and custom block types. Furthermore, EmDash offers built-in AI support through agent skills, a CLI for programmatic site management, and a native MCP server for direct AI tool integration. It also provides seamless WordPress migration capabilities via WXR imports or the REST API.
