:CrafterCMS

{{Company infobox

| name = CrafterCMS

| type = Private

| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}
Virginia, United States

| hq_location_city = Mclean, Virginia

| hq_location_country = United States

| num_locations = 1

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Mike Vertal(CEO)|Sumer Jabrii(CTO)|Russ Danner(VP)}}

| services = Web Content Management

| website = {{URL|craftercms.com}}

}}

CrafterCMS is an open-source headless web content management system (CMS), founded in 2013 in Virginia, USA by Mike Vertal, Russ Danner and Sumer Jabri.{{Cite web |title=CrafterCMS |url=https://www.cmswire.com/d/crafter-cms-p001162 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.cmswire.com}} The name of the company is Crafter Software Corporation and the name of the platform is CrafterCMS. As of 2024, the company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Christin |date=2022-10-06 |title=Why We Love CrafterCMS |url=https://argondigital.com/blog/general/why-we-love-craftercms/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=ArgonDigital {{!}} Making Technology a Strategic Advantage |language=en-US}}

History

Crafter Software Corporation was originally founded in 2013 and released first version of CrafterCMS in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Crafter CMS Software Review |url=https://www.business-software.com/product/crafter-cms/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Business-Software.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Writer |first=MTS Staff |date=2022-12-08 |title=CrafterCMS Expands Its Marketplace With Workflow Plugin |url=https://martechseries.com/content/craftercms-expands-its-marketplace-with-workflow-plugin/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=MarTech Series |language=en-US}} In 2019, Crafter partnered with Lighter Capital, receiving revenue-based debt investment. Later in March 2022, they closed on a second institutional round of funding from Lighter Capital.{{Cite web |last=Critic |first=C. M. S. |date=2022-03-17 |title=CrafterCMS Announces Second Round of Financing to Fuel Rapid Growth: Interview with CEO Mike Vertal |url=https://cmscritic.com/craftercms-announces-second-round-of-financing-to-fuel-rapid-growth-interview-with-ceo-mike-vertal |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=CMS Critic |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=CrafterCMS Announces Larger, Second Round of Financing from Lighter Capital |url=https://www.lightercapital.com/press-releases/craftercms-announces-larger-second-round-of-financing-from-lighter-capital |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Lighter Capital |language=en}}

CrafterCMS version 4.0 was launched in June 2022, featuring an experience builder for composing digital experiences, a Crafter Studio Content Authoring Application, and a plug-in framework with an expanded marketplace.{{Cite web |title=DevContentOps.io |url=https://devcontentops.io/post/2022/06/weekly-news-roundup-june-13th-2022 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=devcontentops.io}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=MTS Staff |date=2022-06-08 |title=CrafterCMS Announces Release of Version 4.0 |url=https://martechseries.com/content/content-management/craftercms-announces-release-of-version-4-0/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=MarTech Series |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tuzun |first=Paris |date=2022-06-13 |title=CrafterCMS Releases Version 4.0, Adds API-Powered Git Capabilities and Composable Features |url=https://cmscritic.com/craftercms-releases-version-4-0-adds-api-powered-git-capabilities-and-composable-features |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=CMS Critic |language=en}} In February 2024, CrafterCMS announced the expansion of its marketplace, which now includes over 60 plugins, including an AI-plugin that integrates ChatGPT from OpenAI to support content creation.{{Cite web |last=NewsShark |date=2023-02-01 |title=CrafterCMS expands its marketplace |url=https://gilbane.com/2023/02/craftercms-expands-its-marketplace/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Gilbane Advisor |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=MTS Staff |date=2023-02-02 |title=CrafterCMS Strengthens Digital Experience Composition |url=https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/customer-experience-management/craftercms-strengthens-digital-experience-composition-capabilities-with-expanded-marketplace/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=MarTech Series |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Exploring the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT and CrafterCMS |url=https://craftercms.org/blog/2023/03/the-power-of-generative-ai-with-chatgpt-and-craftercms |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=CrafterCMS.org}}

CrafterCMS is distributed under an open-source license (GNU General Public License Version 3.0), making it freely available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute.{{Cite web |title=craftercms/gradlew at develop · craftercms/craftercms |url=https://github.com/craftercms/craftercms/blob/develop/gradlew |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=GitHub |language=en}}

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Category:Content management systems