Basics

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User Guide
This user guide covers the core concepts of Automad's essential features, content editing, and page creation. To begin, visit /dashboard on your site and sign in with your credentials, then follow the pages sequentially to understand what you can accomplish and how.
Publishing
In Automad, changes made to content fields — such as blocks or settings — are saved automatically. These changes are stored as drafts. Signed-in users can see and edit drafts at any time, while public visitors only see content that has been published. This makes it easy to work on content over a longer period without exposing unfinished pages to your visitors.
Pages
Pages are the building blocks of every Automad site. They are organized in a tree that defines the structure and the URLs of your site. This guide explains how to add pages, configure their settings, move them around and restore them after deleting.
Global Defaults
One of Automad’s core ideas is the concept of global defaults. Many fields can be set either globally or individually for each page. When a page is displayed, Automad first checks the page itself for a value. If nothing is set there, it falls back to the global data.
Blocks
Blocks are small, self-contained pieces of content such as text paragraphs, headings, galleries, slideshows, and more. You can also add dynamic content like Pagelists, Filelists, or custom snippets. The block editor offers an intuitive editing experience and lets users freely compose a page from multiple blocks.
Search & Navigation
The dashboard offers several ways to find content and move around quickly, from a sitewide search and replace to keyboard shortcuts.