CraftQuest on Call: History of Craft CMS

Join Ryan Irelan with special guest co-host Lindsey DiLoreto to talk about the history of Craft CMS, from bootstrappy origins to thriving community.

Craft 3, Craft 4, Craft 5

Craft CMS

In this spe­cial edi­tion of CraftQuest on Call, Ryan is joined by Craft CMS plu­g­in devel­op­er Lind­sey DiLore­to to take a sur­vey of the his­to­ry of Craft CMS. We talk through the ear­ly days of Craft from the beta up until Craft 5, which was released ear­li­er this year.

Fol­low along as Lind­sey shows the changes in the Craft Con­trol Pan­el UI, fea­ture addi­tions, and more! 

  • Craft 1.0: June 4, 2013 (beta since Novem­ber 13, 2012)
  • Craft 2.0: April 1, 2014 (intro­duced Matrix field)
  • Craft 2.5: Decem­ber 1, 2015 (major design changes to CP)
  • Craft 3.0: April 4, 2018 (switch to Com­pos­er, plu­g­in store, project config)
  • CraftQuest launch­es: June 6, 2018
  • Craft 4.0: May 4, 2022
  • Craft 5.0: March 26, 2024 (entri­fi­ca­tion of Matrix blocks)

Some stuff to help you along during the lesson:

Double Secret Agency
Lindsey's History of Craft CMS slides
CraftQuest Team Plans