Blog
Practical writing on modern web development, where the tools are heading, and what that means for the people building with them.
What Is Resend? And Why Slim Minima Uses It for Email
Resend is the service that delivers contact-form emails from a Slim Minima site to your inbox. Here is what it is, why we recommend it, and how it connects.
What Is Cloudinary? And Why Slim Minima Uses It for Media
Cloudinary is where the images on a Slim Minima site live and get optimized. Here is what it does, why we recommend it, and the one setting people forget to flip.
What Is Neon Postgres? And Why Slim Minima Uses It
Neon is the database that holds every page, post, and setting on a Slim Minima site. Here is what it is, why we recommend it, and the one quirk to understand.
What Is Vercel? And Why Slim Minima Runs on It
Vercel is where a Slim Minima site lives on the internet. Here is what it does, why we recommend it, and the one free-plan rule client work has to respect.
Slim Minima starter templates: what you actually get
There is no template marketplace yet. The Slim Minima repository is the starter, and a quick CSS-variable restyle turns it into your own site. Here is how that works in practice.
How to build a custom block in Slim Minima
A block is one file: a schema, some fields, and a render function. Register it once and you get a palette entry, a settings form, validation, and an API for free.
Is Slim Minima good for SEO?
What Slim Minima does for SEO out of the box, where it beats the WordPress plus Yoast setup, where it does not, and why the CMS is only part of the story.
How to add ecommerce, forms, or booking to a Slim Minima site
Forms ship built in. Booking is an embed. Payments are a small custom block. Here is how you extend Slim Minima without a plugin marketplace.
What happens to my site if Slim Minima stops being maintained?
Slim Minima is young and largely a one-person project. So what happens to your site if I stop working on it? The honest answer, and why the risk is more manageable than it sounds.
Can Slim Minima scale beyond a small marketing site?
The architecture handles traffic better than most people expect, but it was built for content, not real-time apps or heavy transactions. Here is the line.
What to look for in a CMS when building with AI agents
If you build sites with Claude Code or Cursor, most CMS choices fight you. Here are the six things that decide whether an agent can actually read and write your content.
How to hand off a Next.js site to a non-technical client
You shipped a custom Next.js site and now the client emails you to change a headline. Here are the real ways to make a Next.js site client-editable, and how to hand it off cleanly.
Is Slim Minima a good CMS for web design agencies?
Slim Minima suits fast, AI-assisted developers who build client sites and need a CMS to hand off. Here is where it fits an agency, where it does not, and why a lightweight CMS can still be enterprise-grade.
The best CMS for vibe coders in 2026: an honest roundup
If you build sites with Claude Code or Cursor, your CMS needs to be code-first, agent-readable, and easy to hand off. Here is how eleven real options actually compare.
Slim Minima vs WordPress for marketing sites: an honest comparison
A feature-by-feature comparison of Slim Minima and WordPress for marketing sites, with a clear verdict by reader type and no pretending one wins everything.
Slim Minima vs Payload CMS: An Honest Head-to-Head
Two open-source CMSes built on Next.js, aimed at different jobs. Here is how Payload CMS and Slim Minima compare, and which one fits your project.
Deploy Slim Minima in 30 minutes on Vercel and Neon
Zero to a live Slim Minima site in roughly half an hour. Create a Neon database, set five env vars, push to Vercel, and log in at /admin.
Does Free Hosting Hurt Your SEO? Vercel, Neon, and Cloudinary Examined
Free hosting has a reputation for slow sites and bad rankings. Here is what the Vercel, Neon, and Cloudinary free stack actually delivers for SEO, and how it compares to paid hosting alternatives.
How Far Does the Free Stack Stretch? Vercel, Neon, and Cloudinary Limits Explained
Plain-language breakdown of what Vercel, Neon Postgres, and Cloudinary give you for free, and how far each one stretches for a real marketing site.
If the Code Is Public, Can't Someone Just Hack It?
Reading public code does not give anyone a key to a live site. Here is why open source makes Slim Minima safer, not weaker, and what was fixed before the code went public.
Is Slim Minima Secure? CMS Security, Explained for People Who Sell Websites
Passwords are hashed, logins use signed tokens, and SQL injection does not work by design. Here is how to explain Slim Minima's security to a client without mumbling.
Why I Built Slim Minima: A CMS for Vibe Coders and Marketers
The honest story of why I stopped fighting WordPress, Payload, and Tina, and built a minimal CMS for vibe coders and the marketers who have to run the site.
How to Migrate from WordPress to Slim Minima Without Losing Your SEO
Your SEO does not live in WordPress. It lives in your backlinks, content, and URLs. Move those across cleanly and your rankings come with you.
Why WordPress Does Not Work Well in the AI Age
WordPress built the modern web. But its plugin model slows pages down, makes AI agents work harder, and was designed for a time when building custom was expensive. That time has passed.
How to Build a Client-Ready Website with Slim Minima
The exact workflow used to build this site: write your copy, nail the design direction, set up your services, then let a CLI agent like Claude Code put it all together.