Universal Visual Editor

Quickly build pages without relying on developers

Give marketers control without adding to the developer backlog. dotCMS's drag-and-drop Universal Visual Editor lets teams create, edit, and manage pages themselves, whether content is delivered traditionally or headlessly.

The result: faster launches and more output from lean marketing teams, without adding headcount.

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How It Works

dotCMS pairs NoCode capabilities for marketers with an API-first infrastructure for developers. Every capability below removes a step that used to require a developer, so your team ships more on the same headcount.

Layout Designer
Build the pages you need when you need them, without relying on developers.

Create and edit page layouts yourself with an intuitive drag-and-drop designer. Arrange rows and columns, apply classes and styles, and build rich content blocks with ease.
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Inline Editing
Make changes while editing content inline, allowing you to see changes in real time.

Quickly update content, add sections, change links, and more, all while editing the content in the context of the page - without needing to switch tools or submit a request to your developer.
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Reuse Content
Create content once and reuse it across sites and channels—so your team can update it in one place instead of managing the same content multiple times.
See the Reusing Content docs about See the Reusing Content docs

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Layout Designer

Build the pages you need when you need them, without relying on developers.

Create and edit page layouts yourself with an intuitive drag-and-drop designer. Arrange rows and columns, apply classes and styles, and build rich content blocks with ease.

Learn more about templating

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Inline Editing

Make changes while editing content inline, allowing you to see changes in real time.

Quickly update content, add sections, change links, and more, all while editing the content in the context of the page - without needing to switch tools or submit a request to your developer.

See the Inline Editing docs

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Reuse Content

Create content once and reuse it across sites and channels—so your team can update it in one place instead of managing the same content multiple times.

See the Reusing Content docs

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