Framer CMS Explained for Beginners | What It Is & How to Use It

This blog is a simple guide to managing content in Framer for beginners. Framer is known for building beautiful, fast websites without writing code. But what if you want to add blogs, team profiles, or dynamic content that updates easily? That’s where Framer CMS comes in.

If you're a beginner and wondering what CMS means in Framer or how to use it, this guide is for you.

What is Framer CMS?

CMS means Content Management System. In simple words, it helps you manage the content on your website like blog posts, product listings, testimonials, or case studies, without editing the layout or design every time.

Framer uses it to automatically display your website's text, images, and links. Think of it as your website's brain.

Framer CMS is a built-in content system inside Framer that lets you:

• Add structured content like blog articles or portfolio items

• Use dynamic content on different pages

• Quickly edit content without affecting design

Why Use Framer CMS?

Framer CMS is designed to make your life easier, especially if you're not a developer. It’s a tool that helps you manage and update your website content like blog posts, team bios, product details, or FAQs, without needing to redesign the page every time.

You don’t need to understand coding, plugins, or backend systems. Moreover, you get a clean, visual interface where you can type in your content, upload images, and connect that content directly to your design. Framer handles the behind-the-scenes work, so everything looks great and works perfectly.

It’s fast, simple, and powerful for a personal portfolio, startup website, or an online blog. Even as your website grows, Framer CMS keeps you organized and in control.

That’s why so many designers, creators, and teams love Framer CMS. It gives you the freedom to focus on your content and design, without getting stuck in complicated tools or messy workflows. Here’s why many creators and teams love it:

No Code Needed

You don’t need to be a developer or write any code to use Framer CMS. Everything is visual and drag-and-drop. Whether you're adding a blog post, updating a product name, or changing an image, it’s all just a few clicks away. Framer handles the technical side, so you can focus on content and design without getting stuck in code.

Perfect for:

• Bloggers

• Small business owners

• Designers who don’t want to code

Centralized Editing

With Framer CMS, all your content is stored in one central place. If you're showing the same content in multiple sections (like a product name or a testimonial), you only need to update it once in the CMS. Your entire site will be updated automatically-no need to change it manually.

Benefits:

• Saves time

• Reduces mistakes

• Keeps your website consistent

Dynamic Pages

Want to build a blog or portfolio with 100+ pages? Framer CMS makes that easy. When you create a design for one item (like a blog post), Framer automatically generates dynamic pages for every item in your collection. That means you can manage dozens or even hundreds of pages without repeating design work.

Examples:

• Blog posts (/blog/post-title)

• Product pages (/products/item-name)

• Team profiles (/team/member-name)

Perfect for Teams

Framer CMS allows team members to manage content separately from the design. Designers can focus on visuals, while marketers or writers update the CMS. This clear separation makes it easier to collaborate without stepping on each other’s toes.

Ideal for:

• Agencies

• Startups

• Content marketing teams

Finally, Framer CMS is perfect if you want:

1. Easy content updates

2. Central control of your website’s info

3. Automatic page generation

4. Smooth team collaboration

Framer CMS vs Traditional (WordPress) CMS

Basic Ideas in Framer CMS

When you're just getting started with Framer CMS, you'll find a few basic concepts. When you know what these concepts mean, they're easy to understand. Here’s a simple summary of the core ideas that make Framer CMS work.

CMS Collection

A CMS Collection is like a folder that holds a group of related items. Each item inside this folder follows the same structure. For example, if you have a blog on your website, you can create a "Blog Posts" collection. Each article in this collection would have its own title, image, content, and author.

Also, you can create collections for team members with their names, roles, photos, projects or portfolio work, products in your online store, and testimonials.

CMS Fields

CMS Fields are included in every CMS Collection. These are the different types of information you want to store for each item. Think of them as labeled boxes where you put specific content.

For example, a blog post item includes data like title, date, author, image, and content.

You can also add custom fields like "Category," "Tags," or even "Estimated Reading Time" depending on what your project needs. CMS Fields make your content flexible and reusable, saving time when designing.

Dynamic Pages

One of the coolest features in Framer CMS is Dynamic Pages. For every item in your collection, Framer will automatically use the design layout you create for an individual item, like a blog post.

For example:

• You design a single blog layout once.

• You have 10 blog posts in your CMS Collection.

• Framer creates 10 unique blog pages, one for each post, instantly.

These pages get clean URLs like /blog/my-first-post, /blog/design-tips, and so on, making them great for SEO and easy to share.

No need to manually create or duplicate pages. Framer does it all for you behind the scenes.

Content Bindings

After adding your content to the CMS, you'll need to use Bindings to display it on your website. Binding simply means linking a design element like text, images, or buttons to a CMS field.

Add a text box in your design and bind it to the title field of your blog post, add an image and bind it to the Image field. With Framer, your blog post page will now display the correct title and image automatically.

Bindings help you create flexible, content-driven designs that update themselves when you change a CMS.

Step by Step Guide: How to Use Framer CMS

If you're using Framer CMS for the first time, don’t worry it’s a smooth and visual process. You don’t need to write a single line of code. Just follow these easy steps to build a dynamic, content-powered website.

Step 1: Create a CMS Collection

The first step is to set up a collection of similar content items. The following steps will guide you through creating a CMS collection:

1. Open your Framer project.

2. On the left side, find and click the CMS tab.

3. Click on “New Collection.”

4. Give your collection a name, like “Blog Posts,” “Team Members,” or “Products” based on what you're designing.

5. Now add your CMS fields- for a blog, you might add:

• Title (Text)

• Author (Text)

• Date (Date Picker)

• Image (Image)

• Content (Rich Text)

Step 2: Add CMS Items

When your collection is ready, you can add content items.

1. Click on your newly created collection

2. Hit the “New Item” button

3. You’ll see the fields you just created

• Add the blog title

• Write the content

• Upload a featured image

• Choose the publish date

You can repeat this step to add more items. There is no limit to how many you can add.

Step 3: Design a Dynamic Page

Framer will automatically build pages for each item in your collection based on the template layout you design.

1. Go to the Pages tab and create a new page

2. Use a name like blog/slug

3. Design your layout visually:

• Add a title text box

• Add an image frame

• Add a text box for the article content

• Add author name and publish date

4. Now bind each design element to the correct CMS field:

• Click on a text box and choose “Connect to CMS” option

• Link Title box to “Title” field

• Link Image to “Image” field

• Link Text content to “Content” field

Step 4: Preview and Publish

Before you go live, it’s good to preview your work and make sure everything looks great.

1. Use the Preview button

2. Test the links and check

3. If everything is okay, click the Publish button.

Final Thoughts

If you’re new to website building, Framer CMS is a smart and simple way to manage your content without getting overwhelmed. It combines the freedom of visual design with the power of structured content with no coding, plugins, or complicated systems involved.

By using Framer CMS, you can organize, dynamically update, and launch product collections. You can build once and update content whenever you need, all from one place.

Sign up for Framer, explore the CMS tab, and start building your first dynamic collection today.
In just a few clicks, you can turn your design into a fully functional, content-driven website.

Start now and experience how simple and powerful FramerCMS is.