For Site Builders¶

Summary¶

Use this page when you need to:

understand site builder responsibilities,
find the right guide for layouts, templates, pages, or example implementations,
navigate quickly to the supporting implementation guides.

SkyCMS site building is designed around a deliberate handoff model: builders and developers define structure, then content creators maintain pages and blogs through familiar editing tools like CKEditor.

Role overview¶

SkyCMS content roles work together like this:

Editors manage content operations and publishing.
Site builders shape templates, layouts, and page composition.
Developers implement deeper platform and integration changes.

In this section, a site builder is the person responsible for how content is structured and presented to end users.

Site builders typically:

Design and maintain templates and reusable page structures.
Define layout behavior and visual composition rules.
Ensure pages are responsive, consistent, and brand-aligned.
Collaborate with editors on authoring patterns and handoff.
Coordinate with developers when implementation changes are required.

Builder workflow philosophy¶

Site builders in SkyCMS balance two goals:

make day-to-day editing safe and simple for non-technical content teams,
avoid rigid implementation limits that reduce developer and design freedom.

This is why SkyCMS supports multiple editing modes and code-oriented workflows, including Visual Studio Code extension support for teams that manage CMS websites with IDE-first practices.

For role boundaries and permission details across all roles, see Roles and permissions (RBAC).

Start here¶

Once you know the basics, Site Builder Workflow Deep-Dive walks the full planning-through-handoff process with a workflow diagram, design strategy, and quality gates.

Verification¶

You are in the right workflow when you can:

identify the right layout or template for a content goal,
apply or update a page structure safely,
hand off editor-ready regions with clear usage guidance.