Statamic Basics
Learn the fundamental concepts of Statamic CMS, including collections, blueprints, and content management.
Welcome to Statamic Basics
This lesson covers the core concepts you need to understand when working with Statamic CMS.
What is Statamic?
Statamic is a modern, flat-file CMS built on Laravel. Unlike traditional database-driven CMSs, Statamic stores content in files, making it fast, secure, and developer-friendly.
Key Concepts
Collections
Collections are groups of similar content. Think of them as content types - like blog posts, products, or in our case, learn entries.
Blueprints
Blueprints define the fields and structure for your content. They're like templates that determine what fields are available when creating content.
Entries
Entries are individual pieces of content within a collection. Each entry follows the blueprint structure defined for its collection.
Getting Started
To get started with Statamic:
- Install Statamic - Use Composer or the Statamic CLI
- Create Collections - Define your content types
- Design Blueprints - Set up the fields for your content
- Add Content - Create entries in your collections
- Build Templates - Design how your content is displayed
Next Steps
In the next lesson, we'll dive deeper into creating and managing collections in Statamic.