# EmDash

> The Astro-native CMS

## Start Here

- [Introduction](https://docs.emdashcms.com/introduction/)
- [Getting Started](https://docs.emdashcms.com/getting-started/)
- [Why EmDash?](https://docs.emdashcms.com/why-emdash/)
- [Docs MCP for AI Tools](https://docs.emdashcms.com/docs-mcp/)

## Coming From...

- [EmDash for WordPress Developers](https://docs.emdashcms.com/coming-from/wordpress/)
- [Astro for WordPress Developers](https://docs.emdashcms.com/coming-from/astro-for-wp-devs/)
- [EmDash for Astro Developers](https://docs.emdashcms.com/coming-from/astro/)

## Guides

- [Create a Blog](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/create-a-blog/)
- [Working with Content](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/working-with-content/)
- [Querying Content](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/querying-content/)
- [Media Library](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/media-library/)
- [Taxonomies](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/taxonomies/)
- [Navigation Menus](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/menus/)
- [Widget Areas](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/widgets/)
- [Page Layouts](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/page-layouts/)
- [Sections](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/sections/)
- [Site Settings](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/site-settings/)
- [Authentication](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/authentication/)
- [Atmosphere Login](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/atmosphere-auth/)
- [AI Tools](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/ai-tools/)
- [x402 Payments](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/x402-payments/)
- [Preview Mode](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/preview/)
- [Internationalization (i18n)](https://docs.emdashcms.com/guides/internationalization/)

## Plugins

- [Plugin Overview](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/overview/)
- [Installing Plugins](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/installing/)
- [Field Kit](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/field-kit/)

## Creating Sandboxed Plugins

- [Choosing a Plugin Format](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/choosing-a-format/)
- [Your First Plugin](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/your-first-plugin/)
- [Hooks](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/hooks/)
- [API Routes](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/api-routes/)
- [Storage](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/storage/)
- [Settings](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/settings/)
- [Block Kit](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/block-kit/)
- [Capabilities & Security](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/capabilities/)
- [Bundling & Publishing](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-plugins/publishing/)

## Creating Native Plugins

- [Your First Native Plugin](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-native-plugins/your-first-native-plugin/)
- [React Admin Pages & Widgets](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-native-plugins/react-admin/)
- [Portable Text Components](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-native-plugins/portable-text-components/)
- [Page Fragments](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-native-plugins/page-fragments/)
- [Distributing Native Plugins](https://docs.emdashcms.com/plugins/creating-native-plugins/distributing/)

## Contributing

- [Contributor Guide](https://docs.emdashcms.com/contributing/)
- [Translating EmDash](https://docs.emdashcms.com/contributing/translating/)

## Themes

- [Themes Overview](https://docs.emdashcms.com/themes/overview/)
- [Creating Themes](https://docs.emdashcms.com/themes/creating-themes/)
- [Seed File Format](https://docs.emdashcms.com/themes/seed-files/)
- [Porting WordPress Themes](https://docs.emdashcms.com/themes/porting-wp-themes/)

## Migration

- [Migrate from WordPress](https://docs.emdashcms.com/migration/from-wordpress/)
- [Content Import](https://docs.emdashcms.com/migration/content-import/)
- [Porting WordPress Plugins](https://docs.emdashcms.com/migration/porting-plugins/)

## Deployment

- [Deploy to Cloudflare](https://docs.emdashcms.com/deployment/cloudflare/)
- [Deploy to Node.js](https://docs.emdashcms.com/deployment/nodejs/)
- [Database Options](https://docs.emdashcms.com/deployment/database/)
- [Storage Options](https://docs.emdashcms.com/deployment/storage/)

## Concepts

- [Architecture](https://docs.emdashcms.com/concepts/architecture/)
- [Collections](https://docs.emdashcms.com/concepts/collections/)
- [Content Model](https://docs.emdashcms.com/concepts/content-model/)
- [The Admin Panel](https://docs.emdashcms.com/concepts/admin-panel/)

## Reference

- [Configuration](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/configuration/)
- [CLI Commands](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/cli/)
- [API Reference](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/api/)
- [Field Types](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/field-types/)
- [Hook Reference](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/hooks/)
- [REST API](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/rest-api/)
- [MCP Server](https://docs.emdashcms.com/reference/mcp-server/)