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CMSense themes and starter blueprints

Start with a publication designed for the content you want to make.

Choose the structure closest to your publication, then manage its content, identity, navigation, and settings from the same CMSense workspace.

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FIELD NOTESEssays · Guides · About
Independent ideas, carefully published.

Stories and useful notes for readers who want to go deeper.

Editorial

Theme

The public presentation.

The theme controls how the publication is composed and rendered for readers.

Starter blueprint

The initial composition.

The blueprint gives the publication a complete starting structure that can be edited in CMSense.

Five starting points

Choose by publishing format, not by decoration.

Each starting point is designed around a different way of organizing and reading content. They all use the same CMSense publishing system underneath.

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EDITORIALLatestTopicsAbout
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONStories and ideas worth returning to.

A reading-first home for independent publishing.

A practical publishing rhythm
The pages readers look for
Notes from the field
01

Essays, news, and general-interest publishing

Editorial

A reading-first structure with a clear lead story, useful archives, and room for recurring sections.

  • Lead story hierarchy
  • Topic and author archives
  • Flexible editorial sections
Start with Editorial
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MAGAZINELatestTopicsAbout
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONFeatures, dispatches, and the week in view.

A visual publication built around recurring coverage.

The long read
People shaping the work
Dispatches this week
02

Features and multi-topic publications

Magazine

A more visual composition for publications balancing long-form features, regular columns, and timely stories.

  • Feature-led homepage
  • Recurring story sections
  • Visual article discovery
Start with Magazine
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REVIEWLatestTopicsAbout
EDITORIAL REVIEWA closer look before the final verdict.

Evidence, criteria, limitations, and a considered conclusion.

What was tested
Strengths and limitations
The editorial conclusion
03

Structured editorial evaluations

Review

A review format that gives criteria, strengths, limitations, evidence, and the final editorial conclusion a proper place.

  • Structured review fields
  • Criteria and verdict layout
  • Related-review discovery
Start with Review
education.example
EDUCATIONLatestTopicsAbout
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONLearn the subject through connected guides.

Structured material for readers building real understanding.

Start with the foundation
Build on the core ideas
Keep learning
04

Guides, tutorials, and learning resources

Education

A structured learning publication for connected guides, subject archives, and material readers may revisit.

  • Guide and topic structure
  • Learning-oriented navigation
  • Resource collections
Start with Education
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DIRECTORYLatestTopicsAbout
CURATED DIRECTORYFind useful places, services, and resources.

Organized listings with enough context to make a choice.

Browse by category
Recently added
Editor's selection
05

Curated businesses, services, and resources

Directory

An organized listing experience for publications where readers need to browse, compare, and find specific entries.

  • Structured listing details
  • Category-led browsing
  • Search-ready organization
Start with Directory

Shared foundations

The presentation changes. The publishing foundation stays connected.

Every theme is built around the same CMSense content and publishing contracts.

01

Responsive layouts

Desktop and mobile presentation designed from the same publication structure.

02

Core public routes

Homepage, archive, detail, static page, search where supported, and a branded 404.

03

CMS-managed content

Articles, pages, media, taxonomy, navigation, and settings stay under CMSense.

04

Brand controls

Apply the publication identity without rebuilding the underlying layout.

05

SEO foundations

Titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, social metadata, and structured output where applicable.

06

Conditional integrations

Components such as newsletter signup appear only when a real integration is active.

CMSense contentArticleStructured once
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The template principle

Your content belongs to the publication, not to a visual layout.

CMSense manages the content and publication structure. The active theme controls how that work is presented to readers.

That separation gives the publication room to evolve without turning every visual change into a content rebuild.

Choose a starting point

Start close to the publication you have in mind.

Pick the format, add your identity and content, then keep shaping the publication through CMSense.

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