django-cms

What it is and what it does

django CMS is an enterprise content management system built on Django that lets you manage hierarchical page structures with inline editing, so content editors can work directly on rendered pages. It provides a flexible plugin system for composable content components, multi-site and internationalization support, and integration with rich-text editors. The core package is lean and open-source, backed by the non-profit django CMS Association, and integrates with the Django ecosystem through dependencies on django-classy-tags, django-formtools, django-treebeard, and django-sekizai.

You install it into a new or existing Django project and use the `djangocms` command-line tool to scaffold a fully configured project or add CMS features to your current setup. It supports modern Python versions (3.10–3.14) and recent Django releases (5.2, 6.0, 6.1), and offers extensibility through add-on packages for features like content versioning, editorial workflows, and headless setups. The project is actively maintained with a large community presence.

Use it for:

• Build a multi-language website with a hierarchical page structure and SEO-friendly URLs managed through a visual page tree.
• Enable non-technical editors to create and edit page content inline without leaving the rendered page view.
• Create reusable content components (plugins) that editors can compose into pages without custom development for each variation.
• Manage multiple independent websites from a single CMS instance with shared or site-specific content and settings.
• Integrate custom Django applications into the CMS navigation and content workflows via application hooks.
• Set up a headless CMS for serving content to multiple frontends (mobile apps, static site generators) via add-on packages.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

django CMS is a Django-based content management system that provides a hierarchical page tree, inline editing, a plugin system for reusable content, and multi-site and internationalization support for building publishing workflows.

Yes, if you are building a Django-based website or application that needs content management with editorial workflows, multi-site support, and inline editing. The low install friction, active maintenance, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it a solid choice. Consider it especially if your team is already familiar with Django and you need a flexible, extensible CMS rather than a standalone platform. Not a fit if you need a headless-first architecture out of the box (available via add-ons) or prefer a non-Django CMS.

Install

django-cms on PyPI

pip install django-cms

uv add django-cms

poetry add django-cms

Installing django-cms

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a recent release (8 days ago) and 10662 repository stars. Depends on five Django-ecosystem packages (Django, django-classy-tags, django-formtools, django-treebeard, django-sekizai), all standard choices in Django projects.

License in practice

BSD-3-Clause is a permissive open-source license with minimal restrictions on use, modification, and distribution in both commercial and private projects. No license-related barriers to adoption.

Quickstart

pip install django-cms
djangocms mysite --interactive
cd mysite
python manage.py runserver

Requires Python 3.10 or later; Django 5.2, 6.0, or 6.1; and an existing or new Django project setup.

Verify before relying

• Whether the plugin system and extensibility model meet your custom content component requirements.
• Performance characteristics and scalability limits for large page trees or high-traffic sites.
• Compatibility of rich-text editor integrations with your preferred editor.
• Whether headless CMS capabilities via add-on packages suit your architecture.

Package facts

Evidence: django_cms-5.1.1-py3-none-any.whl

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