Content Management Workflows

Sveltia CMS supports several workflows to accommodate different content management needs. Below are the available workflows:

Development

Local Workflow is available for development and testing purposes. It allows you to run Sveltia CMS without needing to connect to a remote repository or authentication service.

Production

There are two main workflows for production use:

• Simple Workflow: no review process, editors can directly commit changes to the main branch.
• Editorial Workflow: includes a review and approval process before changes are merged into the main branch.

Additionally, the following feature enhances the content management experience:

• Open Authoring: allows external contributors to submit changes via pull requests.

These production workflows can be used locally or remotely. Not all workflows are supported by every backend; refer to the specific workflow documentation for details.

Future Plans

We’re planning to introduce Preview Workflow in the future, which will allow editors to preview their changes before publishing them live. It would be a simplified version of Editorial Workflow, enabling content previews by creating a preview branch (pull/merge request) without a formal review process. Major hosting services like Netlify and Cloudflare Pages support preview deployments from pull/merge requests, making this workflow feasible.