Important Resource

Important Resource

Official Documentation

Official Docs & Guides

 

 - Craft CMS Docs  

  • Official documentation for Craft CMS core, templating, and modules


- Plugin Development Guide

  •     Step-by-step reference for building Craft plugins
     

- Yii2 Framework Docs

  •  The Underlying PHP framework Craft is built on


 - Craft CMS GitHub

  • Access to source code, issues, and contributions


 - Craft CMS Stack Exchange

  • Community-driven Q&A for Craft-related questions

Community & Learning

Community & Learning


CraftQuest  

  • Video tutorials and courses on Craft CMS (highly recommended)


Craft CMS Discord   

  • Active real-time dev chat and help


Craft CMS Reddit    

  • Community posts, tips, and plugin discussions


nystudio107 Blog    

  • Deep-dives into performance, SEO, plugins, and DevOps


Dot All Conference  

  • Craft CMS's official developer conference

Useful Plugins

Must-Have Plugins

SEOmatic   

  •  Advanced SEO features for Craft


Sprig   

  • AJAX interactivity without JavaScript


Retour  

  • Redirect management made easy


Feed Me

  •  Import content from XML, JSON, or RSS feeds


Commerce    

  • Complete eCommerce solution from Pixel & Tonic

Dev Tools & Deployment

Development Tools I Use

Composer    

  • PHP dependency management


DDEV or Laravel Valet   

  • Local development


GitHub  Version 

  • control and plugin hosting


Laravel Forge   

  • Server provisioning for Craft sites


Cloudflare  

  • DNS, CDN, and SSL management


Mailtrap    

  • Safe email testing

 

Performance & Accessibility

Performance & Accessibility Resources

Google Lighthouse   

  • Performance audits & best practices


WebPageTest 

  • Advanced speed testing


aXe DevTools    

  • Accessibility testing


Can I Use   

  • CSS/JS browser support checker


Schema.org  

  • Structured data reference for SEO-rich markup