Docs Outline

About SleekCMS

• What is SleekCMS?
• Headless + structured CMS philosophy
• How it differs from traditional CMSs
• Who it is for (developers, content teams, agencies)

Core Use Cases

• Marketing websites
• Blogs & editorial publishing
• Landing page builders
• Multi-brand / multi-site setups
• Design systems & reusable components
• Structured content APIs for apps

Key Concepts (High-Level)

• Models
• Pages
• Entries
• Blocks
• Fields
• Option Sets
• Site Builder
• View Templates

(Keep this section conceptual — no implementation details yet.)

Creating Your First Project

• Create a site
• Set up basic models
• Create first page
• Publish

Basic Workflow

• Model → Create Content → Render
• Developer vs Content Editor roles
• Publishing lifecycle

Demo Slides (What it Should Cover)

• Create a Page Model
• Add fields (title, hero, content blocks)
• Create a Block Model
• Add Dynamic Blocks
• Create a page instance
• Build a page visually using blocks
• Show content writer experience
• Connect view templates
• Render via site builder
• Publish

Topics

• What is content modeling
• Structured vs unstructured content
• Pages vs Entries vs Blocks
• Fields as data structures
• Reusability & composability
• Separation of content and layout
• Editor experience impact

Images

• Architecture diagram (Page → Dynamic Blocks → Blocks → Fields)
• Relationship diagram (Page ↔ Entry via Reference)

Slide Demo

Modeling Fundamentals Demo

• Big-picture architecture
• Pages vs Entries example (Blog + Author)
• Block-based layout example
• Group vs Collection vs Block comparison
• Editor experience walkthrough

Topics

• What is a Page Model
• Path & routing
• Static pages vs Page Collections
• Slug field
• Automatic route generation
• Using dynamic blocks in pages
• Layout governance
• SEO & metadata modeling

Images

• Page model editor (path + fields)
• Page collection setup (slug field)
• Example page structure with dynamic block field

Slide Demo Page Modeling Demo

• Create static page model
• Create blog collection
• Add slug field
• Add dynamic blocks to page
• Create page instance
• Reorder sections

Topics

• What is an Entry Model
• Entries as structured reusable data
• Creating entry collections
• Referencing entries (one-to-one, one-to-many)
• Admin-only entries (site settings)
• Content reuse patterns
• When to use Entry vs Page

Images

• Entry model configuration
• Reference field setup
• Entry selection dropdown in editor

Slide Demo

Entry Modeling Demo

• Create Author entry model
• Create Blog Post page model
• Add Author reference field
• Select author in editor
• Create Admin-only settings entry

Topics

• What is a Block Model
• Reusable structured components
• Blocks inside Pages
• Blocks inside Entries
• Nested blocks
• Block composability
• View template separation (high-level)
• When to use Block vs Group

Images

• Block model editor (CTA example)
• Block reused in multiple models
• Nested block structure example

Slide Demo

Block Modeling Demo

• Create CTA block
• Use block in homepage + blog
• Modify block structure
• Show impact across usage
• Demonstrate nested block example

Topics

• What is an Option Set
• Key-value pairs
• Using options in dropdown fields
• Centralized taxonomy
• Option Set vs Entry model
• When to use each

Images

• Option set configuration
• Dropdown field using option set

Topics

• Field type categories
• Textual
• Media
• Structural
• Relational
• Field capabilities (validation, required, multiple)
• Localization (if supported)
• Best practices for choosing fields
• Field permissions (if supported)

Images

• Field type selection screen
• Example validation settings

Topics

• Nested structure
• Organizing related fields
• Column layouts
• Re-grouping without data loss
• When to use Group vs Block

Images

• Group field nested UI
• Horizontal column layout example

Mini demo (3–4 slides)

• Create grouped fields
• Add columns
• Reorganize fields

Topics

• Repeatable inline structures
• Creating item groups
• Inline editing
• Limitations (not reusable)
• Collection vs Block comparison
• Common use cases (FAQ, feature list)

Images

• Collection field with multiple items
• Add/remove item interface

Mini demo (3–4 slides)

• Create FAQ collection
• Add multiple items
• Reorder items

Topics

• Using Block as a field type
• Single block vs multiple blocks
• Reusability across models
• Template separation (high-level)
• Nested block architecture

Images

• Block field configuration
• Block used inside page model

Topics

• What are Dynamic Blocks
• Allowed block types
• Page as stack of sections
• Reordering blocks
• Hiding sections
• Layout flexibility vs governance
• Design system alignment
• When to use Dynamic Blocks

Images

• Dynamic block editor (add/reorder sections)
• Allowed block type configuration
• Editor UI showing multiple sections

Dynamic Blocks Demo

• Add dynamic block field
• Define allowed blocks
• Create page
• Add multiple section types
• Reorder sections
• Hide section
• Show structured flexibility