HiEmdash Docs

Why HiEmdash Docs?

More Beginner-Friendly

Beyond the official docs, this site adds onboarding guidance and extra context for first-time EmDash users.

Multilingual

English remains the source of truth, with simplified Chinese translations and a translation workflow ready for more languages later.

Community Notes

It also collects common questions, practical caveats, and setup tips that are easy to miss when you are just getting started.

What You Will Find Here

• Getting Started Guides — Clear setup instructions for new EmDash users
• Practical FAQs — Extra answers gathered from public project discussions and common pain points
• Multilingual Docs — English source content with localized translations for broader access
• Migration Notes — Helpful context for people coming from WordPress or Astro-only workflows

Popular Reads

• What Is EmDash? for a plain-language overview of the project
• Best Astro CMS for evaluating EmDash against common Astro CMS requirements
• EmDash vs WordPress for a direct comparison of editing, deployment, and architecture
• WordPress to Astro with EmDash for a migration-oriented overview

Quick Start

# Create a new EmDash site
npm create astro@latest -- --template @emdash-cms/template-blog

# Start the dev server
npm run dev

# Visit the admin at http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin

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About EmDash

• Astro-native CMS — Built for Astro instead of adapted to it later
• Type-safe content — Structured content models and generated TypeScript support
• Extensible architecture — Plugins, hooks, admin UI extensions, and deployment flexibility
• WordPress-friendly concepts — Menus, widgets, taxonomies, and migration-oriented workflows