April Momentum: New Releases, Fresh Faces & Steps into the Future of django CMS
With a few days' delay (and a smile), we're thrilled to share the April update—a snapshot of the energy, collaboration, and innovation powering the django CMS community.
🚀 Fresh Releases to Keep You Moving
April brought three important releases, each a step toward a smoother, more powerful CMS experience:
- django CMS 4.1.6 – A clever workaround for a Django 5.2.0 bug that was showing admin object tools twice under specific conditions.
- djangocms-frontend 2.1.2 – A tidy bugfix release that improves how inline fields are discovered.
- djangocms-link 5.0.1 – Smoother link selection, better form behavior, and cleaner migrations.
🤝 A Month of Meaningful Contributions
April saw 33 contributions, driven by both longtime supporters and first-time contributors:
- django CMS core: 13 contributions
- djangocms-frontend: 4
- djangocms-4-migration: 4
- djangocms-text: 3
Special shoutouts to @metaforx, who submitted two PRs to prepare djangocms-rest for django CMS 5. And a warm welcome to first-time contributors: @shundread, @dimacodev, @Grosskopfgames, and @milonline-eu—your fresh energy matters! Thanks also to everyone keeping this ecosystem vibrant.
🌍 A Week of Insight at DjangoCon Europe
DjangoCon Europe lit up Dublin at the end of April. It was wonderful connecting with so many members of the django CMS Association in person. Read my event reflection: DjangoCon Europe 2025 – A Week of Insight, Innovation, and Community
🤖 Looking Ahead: The AI Initiative
Big things are on the horizon. Mike Barrett kicked off the AI Initiative, inviting the community to explore how artificial intelligence can shape the next evolution of django CMS. Ready to help shape the future? Join the AI initiative and be part of the conversation.
💬 In Closing
April reminded us that progress isn’t just measured in version numbers—it's in the people, passion, and potential that fuel every contribution. Whether you’re shipping a release, reviewing a pull request, or just getting started, you’re building the future with us.
Happy coding! 🚀
Fabian Braun
django CMS Fellow
Release
django CMS 5.1 is here: easier setup, flexible deployments, and a fresh editing experience
This release reduces friction across the whole project lifecycle: creating a new project, adding django CMS to an existing Django application, configuring larger deployments, controlling which plugins editors can use, and working with the CMS every day.
Release
django CMS 5.0.9 released: security, accessibility, and stability improvements
This release addresses three medium-severity security vulnerabilities and includes improvements to accessibility, Django compatibility, permissions, Content Security Policy support, and general editor stability.
Case Studies
How we built our professional services digital platform using django CMS
Compound Partners is a UK digital consultancy specialising in audience-centric user experience and content architecture for professional services firms. Fifteen years ago, a developer's recommendation pointed us at django CMS. Today, our entire business is built on it.