1 Introducing Wagtail
This chapter covers
- Introducing Wagtail, the most popular Python based CMS
- Understanding content management systems
- Determining if Wagtail is the right solution for you
- Learning how Wagtail works from the inside
Welcome to Wagtail CMS in Action.
Wagtail CMS, or just Wagtail, is an open source content management system designed for modern workflows and modern teams. At a high level, Wagtail is used to control the content of your website such as written paragraphs, images, documents, pages, and reusable pieces of data called snippets.
On the surface it seems that Wagtail is the same as every other content management system, but once you dive into the specifics you’ll realize it has a lot of amazing features that will enable your team to be more productive and enjoy their jobs, without the ability to accidentally break your website.
That’s why companies like Google, Twilio, The Motley Fool, Mozilla, and NASA are using Wagtail.