Online CMS Editor
The Elements CMS Admin is a complete browser-based interface for managing your site’s content. It’s designed to be fast, simple, and focused, giving you everything you need to edit and organise content without getting in the way.
Built around Markdown, the admin lets you create, edit, and manage your content in a clean, structured environment that mirrors how your site is put together in Elements.
For smaller websites, you can get started for free. You can edit a single collection of Markdown content and upload files directly through the admin, making it ideal for blogs and small websites.
When your needs grow, Elements CMS Pro unlocks support for multiple collections, more advanced content structures, AI writing tools, and the flexibility required for larger client projects.
If you need to find or recover your license key, see License Keys.
The Online CMS Editor is free for smaller websites. Upgrade to Pro when you need more.
Included for Free with Elements
The free version of the Elements CMS is included with you Elements license, and includes the following features:
WYSIWYG Markdown Editor
Create Markdown files
Edit Markdown
Upload Resources
Single User Account
Single Content Folder
Single Resources Folder
Additionally with a Pro CMS License:
The Elements CMS Pro license is a one-time purchase through FastSpring. A Pro license covers one top-level domain and all of its subdomains. The CMS Pro license is NOT included with your Elements license, and is an additional one-time purchase.
Multiple Users and Groups
Multiple Content Folders
Multiple Resources Folders
Frontmatter UI Manager
Resize and Compress images on upload
Sub Folder support for Content and Uploads
Version History
License Manager / Domain Transfer
Whitelabel theming
Unlimited sub-domains
If you already own a Solo or Studio license purchased through Creem, see Legacy Licenses and Upgrading to Pro.
JSON REST API
Sites with JSON API access can create api_... keys from the Online Editor's API page. Those keys let headless frontends, apps, and migration scripts read and write CMS content over HTTPS. See the JSON REST API docs for installation, authentication, examples, and the full route reference.
MCP Server
Sites with MCP access can connect Claude, Cursor, MCP Inspector, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants from AI > Connections in the Online Editor. The assistant can act as a chosen user to read, edit, upload, and manage CMS content through conversation. See the MCP Server docs for setup, connection methods, security notes, and the full tools reference.
Important note about content sync
If you add or edit Markdown files online (outside of Elements), you need to remember these changes will not be synced back down to Elements, they only exist on your server.
We’d like to add support for syncing server content back into Elements in the future, but for now, keep in mind that the app only pushes data out, it doesn’t pull it back in.
In summary, this means:
They won’t show up in the CMS folder inside Elements.
You won’t be able to edit or manage them in the app.
Republishing your site from Elements may overwrite changes made online.
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