Craft CMS Operations

Versions verified 2026-10-05 against Packagist and the official docs. Craft 5.x is current (5.11); Craft 4 and 3 are past security support; Craft 6 is in alpha. scripts/check-craft-facts.py --live re-checks the plugin majors on a schedule.

The recurring agency shape: Craft 5 (or a 4/3 site awaiting upgrade) on DDEV, with SEOmatic, Blitz, Formie, and CKEditor, a Vite (or legacy Laravel Mix) front end, and modules tested with Codeception and ECS. This file is the procedure and the router; each topic lives in one reference.

Step 1 - Orient before touching anything