Where to Go From Here

• On this Page

  • Beginner: extend the demo
  • Intermediate: go deeper with Craft
  • Advanced: extend Craft’s core functionality
  • Additional Resources

Craft CMS is a powerful tool for modeling and managing content as you need it. We’ve kept the tutorial focused on basic concepts to build a common, simple type of website—but there’s more to explore to get a better sense of how Craft CMS can support whatever’s needed for the complexities of your project.

If you’d like to explore further, here are some immediate tasks you might tackle.

Beginner: extend the demo

• Expose blog post author details. (Hint: use dd on entry.author to see what’s there, or consult the User element API documentation (opens new window).)
• Customize the homepage (index.twig) to match your site.
• Add more posts and integrate pagination in your templates.
• Add an RSS feed using the example in the documentation.
• Use the Contact Form plugin (opens new window) to add a form to your site.

Intermediate: go deeper with Craft

• Add a new section to the site like portfolios, press releases, or recipes.
• Add multiple sites to your installation that cross-promote content or offer it in different languages.
• Add a Structure section to the site for creating specialized marketing landing pages.
• Create a store using Craft Commerce (opens new window).
• Optimize template performance with caching and eager loading.

Advanced: extend Craft’s core functionality

• Build a custom plugin or module using your own business logic.
• Familiarize yourself with the Yii 2.0 documentation (opens new window), since Craft CMS is an application built on that framework.

Additional Resources

This tutorial is an introduction to the more in-depth official documentation. Take a look, join us in Discord (opens new window), and we hope you’ll build something great with Craft CMS!