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Getting the most out of AI with Craft CMS

Craft CMS is one of the best foundations to build an AI-ready website. Its structured approach to content is exactly what AIs love to see. But a foundation is only as good as what gets built on it. Here's how to get the most out of AI with Craft.

AI
Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jul 14, 2026 8 min read
Craft CMS

GraphQL vs Element API for headless Craft CMS

Craft CMS excels as a headless CMS, but one question we've seen asked multiple times is whether you should use GraphQL or Element API (JSON). This guide talks through the pros and cons of both options, and introduces the third way.

GraphQL Gatsby React Next.js
Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jul 8, 2026 6 min read
Craft CMS

How To Improve Craft CMS Search Results

Craft's built-in search is better than most owners realise. Here's how we tune it with fuzzy matching, selective indexing, curated synonyms... and when it's time step it up a gear.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jul 3, 2026 7 min read
Craft CMS

The History of Craft CMS: From Blocks to Laravel

A first-hand history of Craft CMS, from its 2012 reveal as Blocks CMS through to the Laravel-powered Craft 6.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jun 30, 2026 7 min read
AI

Do llms.txt Files Actually Matter?

A few months ago we recommended putting an llms.txt file on your site as a low-cost head start for AI search. Google has since published guidance that says, in as many words, that the file does nothing for Google Search.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jun 15, 2026 3 min read
Craft CMS

Craft CMS 5.10: Safer Deletes, Time Zones, and an Important Security Fix

Craft CMS 5.10 makes deleting content safer, adds time zone support, and patches a high-severity security vulnerability. Here's what site owners need to know.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
May 13, 2026 4 min read
Craft CMS

Why use Craft CMS instead of WordPress?

An honest comparison of Craft CMS and WordPress from a UK Craft agency. Content modelling, accessibility, security, performance, SEO, headless, and total cost of ownership.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Apr 17, 2026 9 min read
AI

Can You See Which AI Bots Are Reading Your Site?

AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot are reading your website right now. Here's how to see them in your analytics — and how to make your site easy for AI search to understand.

SEO
Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Mar 18, 2026 3 min read
Analytics

Privacy-First Analytics, Built Into Your CMS

Why we build privacy-first analytics into the Craft sites we manage — no cookie banner, real Core Web Vitals from actual visitors, and AI crawler tracking, all inside the CMS.

Craft CMS
Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Feb 18, 2026 3 min read
Craft CMS

Craft CMS 5.9: Bulk Content Actions, Spreadsheet Exports, and a Big Security Update

Craft CMS 5.9 adds bulk actions for content blocks, Excel and YAML exports, and patches a large set of security vulnerabilities. Here's what site owners need to know.

Andrew Fairlie
Andrew Fairlie Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Jan 27, 2026 4 min read

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