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Cody

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Cody is a JavaScript CMS for Node.js and Express with a graphical editor, tree-structured site management and template-based content.

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Cody homepage screenshot
GitHub stars
680
Last commit
1 yr ago
Repository age
13 years
Licence
MIT
Self-hosted
Yes

About Cody

Cody CMS is a content management system written in JavaScript that runs on Node.js. It has moved to Express 4 and can be installed with npm. It offers a graphical interface with a WYSIWYG editor so non-programmers can manage content, users, files, forms and images.

Site structure is managed through a tree-based GUI with templates and drag-and-drop, and the CMS works alongside existing Node.js code. Getting started needs Node.js and MySQL, then a guided scaffold sets up a new site, a DNS or hosts entry for the hostname, and a server run, after which the CMS dashboard is available at a path on the site.

A config.json file created by the scaffold can be overridden in several ways, and sample sites live in a separate repository. Cody is MIT licensed and suits developers who want an editable site structure inside a Node.js application.

Key features

  • WYSIWYG editor for non-programmers
  • Tree-structured site management
  • Template-based editable content
  • Manage users, files, forms and images
  • Works with existing Node.js code
  • Guided scaffolding for new sites

Good fit for

  • →Editable websites on Node.js
  • →Client sites with non-technical editors
Built with
JavaScript
Tags
cms
nodejs
javascript
express
wysiwyg
mysql
content-management

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