base-cms, the CMS for client websites

The block-based CMS I use for my clients' websites. This site is built with it.

The problem

A small business or an organisation needs a website they can update on their own, in two languages, without calling a developer for every comma and without being tied to a platform they do not control.

Common site builders are either too rigid or demand technical skills. I wanted a tool I can hand over to people who do not code, and that keeps working, and stays secure, after the handover.

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What I built

01
Blocks instead of free-form pages
More than forty block types (text, cards, pricing, maps, FAQs…) with precise rules: the client composes pages without being able to break them.
02
Editing on the page
You change the text right where it appears, with a preview and publishing when you are ready.
03
Italian and English, with help
Assisted translation and an AI assistant that proposes changes; nothing changes until a person approves.
04
Analytics without personal data
Visits, sessions, a funnel towards the contact page and Search Console queries, without storing IP addresses or user agents.
05
One site per client
Each client has their own site and data, on Docker, with constant attention to security.

My role
My own project from the start: written specifications and decisions, backend, editing interface, release and maintenance. I use it on client sites.
Technologies
Python · Django · django-ninja · Nuxt 4 · Vue · TypeScript · Docker · PostgreSQL

I wrote down what the CMS does not do and why. This simplified both the code and the discussions with clients. With the AI assistant I saw that what matters most is being able to check and undo what it proposes.

What I learned

Discover the CMS and try it