The State of Craft CMS: Why Your Digital Investment is More Secure and Powerful Than Ever

The digital landscape is always evolving, and the platform powering your website should be leading the charge, not playing catch-up. For our clients running on Craft CMS, the future is exceptionally bright. The latest "State of Craft" updates from the Craft CMS DotAll conference show a platform committed to boosting your bottom line through superior content management, lightning-fast performance, and rock-solid security.

This isn't just about maintaining your website; it's about leveraging a sophisticated digital asset that grows with your business. Whether you're already benefiting from a Craft CMS website or are exploring the best foundation for your next digital project, here's a look at the core value this platform delivers and how developments like Craft 5 are future-proofing your business.

The Power of Craft 5

The biggest update to the platform, Craft 5, wasn't a flashy rebrand; it was a deeply strategic set of enhancements focused entirely on how you and your team manage content and scale your site.

By continually improving the core functionality, Craft ensures your content team spends less time fighting the system and more time generating business value.

Accessibility and Longevity

Craft CMS is more than just a powerful platform; it is a responsible one. Its dedication to accessibility and providing long-term security support ensures your website is a secure and usable space for everyone.

Accessibility Baked In: WCAG Compliance

Craft is deeply committed to achieving WCAG 2.2 and ATAG 2.0 Level AA conformance. This means the platform is specifically designed to minimise the complexity of digital compliance for your organisation.

Inclusive Control Panel: The entire editor experience is tested for contrast and colour requirements, supports up to 200% zoom without loss of functionality, and features extensive keyboard and screen reader support.

Front-End Freedom: Crucially, Craft imposes no limitations on how your developers build the front end, giving you complete freedom to meet the highest accessibility standards for your public-facing site.

Guaranteed Longevity: The Core Support Policy
Craft CMS provides a clear and robust support lifecycle, giving you peace of mind that your investment is secure for years.

Total Support Period: Each major version (like Craft 3 and 4) is guaranteed to receive three full years of official support. This is broken down into two years of active support (features and bug fixes) followed by one final year dedicated to addressing critical security issues. It has been announced that Craft 5 will be fully supported for 5 years.

Strategic Planning: This defined support window allows your business to plan version upgrades proactively, guaranteeing that your website always runs on a modern, secure, and officially maintained foundation, significantly reducing long-term risk and unexpected costs.

Why we love building on Craft

If you're already on Craft, you've benefited from its unique foundation. These core advantages are why continued investment in your CMS is critical for long-term success:

It’s Truly Bespoke, Not Just a Template

Unlike bloated, theme-based platforms, Craft CMS provides a clean slate. This means your website is built from the ground up to support your specific business needs, not forced into a generic mould. This approach results in a custom digital experience that truly stands out from the competition.

The Editor Experience is Unmatched

Your team deserves a CMS that makes their job easier. Craft is famous for its clean, intuitive control panel. Features like Live Preview show changes in real-time, bridging the gap between editing and the final result. Furthermore, version control (revisions) and automatic saving mean you never lose work and can confidently experiment with content. The continuous refinement of the Element UI (chips, cards, and blocks) in releases like Craft 5.7 also means the system is becoming more accessible and user-friendly with every update.

Unwavering Security and Stability

Craft CMS is developed with a security-first mindset. It offers an enterprise-level security framework with features like granular user permissions and consistent, proactive updates. This focus on a "hack-resistant fortress" ensures your sensitive data and valuable digital assets are protected, providing you with peace of mind.

Scalability is Built into the Core

Whether you manage a single brochure site or a global, multi-lingual commerce platform, Craft is designed to scale effortlessly.

This power was demonstrated during DotAll when Craft Commerce was scaled to handle the demanding, high-volume needs of Interflora Norway. The platform proved capable of:

• Processing over 1,000 e-commerce orders per hour during critical peak seasons.
• Managing complex, real-time logistics for perishable goods across hundreds of vendors.

This real-world success confirms that Craft is a battle-tested platform that can not only handle massive content libraries and high traffic but also support the most intricate and high-volume e-commerce operations.

Choosing to keep your website on Craft CMS and continuing to invest in its maintenance and updates is a strategic decision that guarantees your digital presence remains flexible, fast, and ready for whatever the future of the web brings.