The friendly CMS for hand-built sites

The simple way to
edit any website

cmsspot connects to your HTML or PHP site over SFTP and turns it into clean, editable fields. Change text, images, menus and SEO in the browser, without touching the code.

No commitment. No card required.

Editing a page in cmsspot: heading, paragraphs and an image as fields
0Lines of code to learn
AnyHTML or PHP site
5 minFrom connect to editing
SFTPStraight to your server

Dive into cmsspot

What's up with cmsspot?

Everything you need to hand a website over to a client, without handing over the code.

No tags to add

cmsspot reads your headings, paragraphs, links and images automatically. Nothing to mark up first.

The code stays untouched

Only the fields you edit are written back. PHP, layout and everything else is left byte for byte.

Global content

Mark a phone number or a tagline as global and change it everywhere at once, across every page.

Built for clients

Give a client access to their own site only, with a login link. No FTP passwords, no risk to the code.

The page list in cmsspot with title and description for every page

The features

Everything in one place

Edit content, manage the menu, handle SEO and cookies and let an AI assistant help, all from one clean dashboard. See the full feature list or take a look inside.

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Auto-scanning

Text and images become editable fields on their own, on any site.

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Global fields

Change shared content once and it updates across every page.

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Menu, header, footer

Edit navigation and shared areas in their own dedicated tabs.

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SEO built in

Title, meta description, Open Graph and schema for each page.

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Cookie banner

Scan for trackers and add a consent banner with Consent Mode.

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AI access

Connect Claude to one site with a scoped token. Three levels, hidden files, a log of every call.

All in one

Power meets simplicity

A real CMS on top of files you already have. No migration, no rebuild.

Edit without touching code

cmsspot shows your content as fields and writes only what you change back to the server. The rest of the file is never rewritten.

  • Works on plain HTML and PHP sites
  • PHP blocks are locked, never overwritten
  • A surgical save touches nothing else
Preview and edit: the live page with editable text
The cmsspot dashboard

One dashboard for the whole site

Pages, articles, the menu, cookies and technical files, all in one place. See the site's size and any security warnings at a glance.

LiveReads from your server
Per siteEverything isolated

Safe by design, and ready for AI

cmsspot never runs your files, it reads them as data. Each site is isolated, and an AI assistant can be given a token for one site at the level you choose.

  • Nothing installed on the site, nothing to patch
  • Every site kept separate, login by link
  • Claude and other assistants connect with a scoped token

How security works · AI & SEO

AI access in cmsspot with a scoped token

Works with what you have

No lock-in, no rebuild

cmsspot sits on top of your existing site and hosting. Point it at your server and go.

HTMLAny static site
PHPIncludes and templates
SFTPSecure file access
SSH keysKey or password login
Any hostSimply, one.com, more
Your CSSEdit stylesheets too
robots & sitemapTechnical files
Consent ModeGoogle-ready cookies

In use

Made for agencies and their clients

cmsspot lets us hand a finished site to a client and let them edit the text themselves, without giving them access to the code or worrying they break something. It fits the way we already build sites.
A web agency using cmsspot Building hand-coded sites for clients

How it works

How cmsspot works

Three steps from a finished site to a client who can edit it themselves.

MCPSFTPThe clientEdits text, images and the menu in the browserThe developerBuilds the site, sets up tabs and globalsAn AI assistantClaude, with a token for this one sitecmsspotReads pages as fieldsBackup first, syntax checked,writes only the changed fieldYour serverAny PHP host, over SFTPThe files stay yoursYour websiteVisitors get the plain page, fastNothing of cmsspot runs on itDashed: the live site is served from the same files. cmsspot is never installed on it.
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Connect over SFTP

Point cmsspot at your server. It fetches a copy of the site to work from.

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Edit in the browser

Text, images, menus and SEO become fields. Change what you need, save.

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It writes back

Only your changes are written to the server. The code is left exactly as it was.

Compare

Faster than a CMS, and still easy to edit

A hand-built site has no database, no plugins and nothing to update. cmsspot adds the editing without adding weight. See how it compares.

vs WordPressSpeed, patching and lock-in, honestly compared.Compare → vs SquarespaceRenting a template or owning your files.Compare → vs WixDrag and drop against clean HTML.Compare → SpeedWhy a plain page starts ahead on PageSpeed.Read →

FAQ

All you need to know

Does it work with my site?

If your site is built in HTML or PHP and you can reach it over SFTP, cmsspot works with it. There is nothing to install on your server and no rebuild.

Do I need to add tags to my HTML?

No. cmsspot finds headings, paragraphs, links and images on its own. You can still add a data-key if you want a field to stay stable across big layout changes, but it is optional.

Will it break my code?

No. cmsspot writes back only the fields you actually change. PHP blocks are locked, and the rest of the file is left byte for byte.

Is it safe to connect a client site?

cmsspot never runs your files, it reads them as data. Each site is kept separate, and you can exclude files with passwords or secrets before anything is fetched.

Can my client edit without seeing the code?

Yes. Give a client access to their own site with a login link. They edit fields in the browser and never see FTP passwords or the underlying code.

Get started

Try cmsspot on your own site

Connect a site, edit a page, see how little it touches. Free to start.

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