Challenge
Marketing ran five brands on fragile CMS forks; content ops needed shared tooling without identical frontends.
Case study · 2024
Web & Enterprise Applications
Laravel-powered CMS for multi-brand publishing
LaravelREST APIsDockerCI/CDUI/UX
Client
Multi-brand publishing group
Engagement
Laravel CMS platform
Duration
7 months
Year
2024
Forge CMS replaced five fragile CMS forks with one Laravel core: tenancy, REST content APIs, editorial workflows, and Dockerized environments. Brands keep distinct presentation layers while content ops share tooling, roles, and approval paths.
A headless-capable Laravel CMS with REST APIs, Dockerized delivery, and editorial workflows for multi-site brands.
Narrative
How the engagement moved from constraints to a shippable system.
Approach
We built a Laravel core with tenancy, REST content APIs, role workflows, and Docker images for every environment.
Solution
Forge CMS centralizes editorial ops while each brand keeps its own presentation layer.
Scope
What we delivered
Laravel multi-tenant CMS core
REST content APIs for web and apps
Editorial roles and approval workflows
Docker images for every environment
Migration tooling from legacy forks
Editor training materials
Highlights
What stood out
Five brands on one CMS core
Editorial approval cycles cut in half
API-first content for web and apps
Predictable Docker-based deploys
Engagement flow
A repeatable rhythm from discovery through hardening — tuned to this product’s constraints.
01
Fork archaeology
Compared brand forks for shared needs vs true presentation differences.
02
Core platform
Built tenancy, APIs, and workflow primitives in Laravel.
03
Brand migrations
Moved content and trained editors brand by brand.
04
API consumers
Connected web and app frontends to the shared content APIs.
Technology stack
The delivery stack behind this engagement — client surfaces paired with services, data, and infrastructure.
Frontend
Blade / Headless FrontendsUI/UXResponsive Web
Backend
LaravelPHPREST APIsMulti-tenancy
DevOps
DockerCI/CDMySQLObject Storage
Outcomes
01
Five brands on one CMS core
02
Editorial approval cycles cut in half
03
API-first content for web and apps
Looking ahead
Add preview environments per PR and richer localization workflows.
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