12/2025
Safety first – protecting Craft CMS from DDoS attacks
Security is a key component of any modern web architecture. Even seemingly low-profile websites are increasingly becoming targets of automated attacks.
Craft CMS tips and tricks: Expert knowledge for successful web projects
Content management in Craft CMS: tips and tricks, experiences, insights. Craft Unit has experience from over 300 Craft CMS and Craft Commerce projects, including product configurators, API programming, plug-in programming, databases, custom programming, and many questions relating to hosting, SEO, security, and load time optimisation.
As a Craft partner agency, we work closely with the developer community and are in constant contact with the creators of Craft, Brandon Kelly's team at Pixel & Tonic.
The following Craft topics provide practical recommendations for action, personal experience reports, individual and sometimes subjective assessments, explanations of Craft technology and background information. It is intended to offer an introduction to the content for decision-makers, editors, programmers, nerds, competitors and those who have little experience with the world of Craft. Sharing is caring!
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Dot All 2025 in Lisbon11/2025Craft CMS 6 is switching to Laravel! Everything you need to know about the Dot All 2025 conference
In September 2025, the international Craft CMS community met in Lisbon for this year's Dot All conference
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foundation11/2025Stable foundation – web hosting and deployment for Craft CMS
Choosing the right web hosting and implementing a well-planned deployment process are key success factors for scalable Craft CMS projects.
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Performance-optimization10/2025Craft CMS performance optimization
Poor loading times despite technically clean implementation are a common issue in large-scale Craft CMS projects.
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Sistrix certified!09/2025Now Sistrix certified!
After completing a 17-part seminar series (online & in-person), craft unit is now officially recognized as a Sistrix-certified agency.
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Security08/2025
How secure is Craft CMS?
From the very beginning, Craft achieves a high level of security through a stable release cycle that includes regular maintenance updates.
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Blitz Cache07/2025Challenges with Blitz Cache in complex Craft CMS multisites
In large multisite projects, Blitz can put significant load on the server. Generating and updating thousands of static pages consumes a lot of CPU and RAM. Especially cache warming (pre-rendering all pages) and invalidation after content changes can become a bottleneck.
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Cloudflare & Craft06/2025Cloudflare – CDN and security in one service
Cloudflare is a globally used service that functions both as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) and as a security solution for websites.
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Support periods05/2025Support periods for Craft CMS and Craft Commerce
Each major version of Craft CMS and Craft Commerce receives at least two years of active support and maintenance from the date of release. After that, critical security vulnerabilities are patched for one additional year whenever possible. Once this period ends, the version is considered “end of life” and is no longer supported.
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Switching from WordPress to Craft CMS04/2025Switching from WordPress to Craft CMS
WordPress is the most widely used blogging system in the world, often expanded into a content management system through plugins – and that is precisely what makes it particularly vulnerable to security issues.
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Craft CMS – usage and adoption03/2025
Craft CMS – usage and adoption at a glance
Craft CMS is a powerful content management system with a relatively small market share but high popularity among professional users. Globally, it powers around 0.1% of all websites, but more than 1% of the top 10,000 sites — showing that Craft is especially valued where quality, security, and customization are essential.
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Craft CMS headless01/2025What exactly is a headless CMS?
Unlike other CMSs such as WordPress, the design and presentation are completely separate from content management. This offers the particular advantage of maximum flexibility and is the only way to implement multichannel strategies.
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Craft Commerce vs. Shopify12/2024Craft Commerce vs. Shopify
Craft Commerce and Shopify differ fundamentally in their structure and functionality. Sure, the end result is always an e-commerce project, but the approach is fundamentally different. Therefore, it is hardly possible to lump both platforms together and compare them.
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Security and quality assurance11/2024Security and quality assurance for Craft CMS and Craft Commerce
The security of websites and content management systems is a top priority for many companies. In the following, we take a closer look at the security aspects of Craft CMS. It’s the preferred CMS among developers at craft unit, mainly because of its flexibility, user-friendliness, and powerful features.
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Craft CMS vs. WordPress10/2024Craft CMS vs. WordPress
In today’s world, it’s almost essential to build websites using a Content Management System (CMS) — a platform that allows you to create, edit, and manage content independently. This is also one of the most common requests we receive from clients when they plan a website relaunch: they want to manage their content themselves, without having to rely on developers for every small change.
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6 advantages09/2024Craft CMS: 6 advantages for your website
There are numerous options when it comes to choosing the right content management system (CMS). At craft unit, we have worked with many, but when given the choice, there is one system we particularly enjoy working with: Craft CMS.
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Matrix-Fields08/2024Was sind Matrix-Felder in Craft CMS
Stellen Sie sich Matrix-Felder als Ihren kreativen Spielplatz innerhalb von Craft CMS vor. Im Gegensatz zu starren Inhaltsstrukturen ermöglichen Ihnen Matrix-Felder vollkommen dynamische und anpassbare Layouts zu erstellen, indem Sie verschiedene Feldtypen und Inhaltsmodule miteinander kombinieren.
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10 compelling reasons07/202410 compelling reasons why craft unit develops with Craft CMS
Craft CMS offers us developers the opportunity to create customised websites quickly and easily. The CMS does not impose any restrictions on content, i.e. it does not require predefined data types and content elements, but allows full control over them.
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Craft CMS 506/2024
Craft CMS 5 with many helpful new features
Craft CMS 5 was released in spring 2024 after a successful beta phase. It is arguably the largest and most extensive update to Craft CMS to date.
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STATE OF THE ART05/2024
Why Craft CMS is technologically “state of the art”
Craft CMS is built on several modern technologies and frameworks that make it a powerful and flexible content management system.