Understand EmDash
Learn what the CMS is, how its plugin model differs from WordPress, and why manifests and capabilities matter.
Read the overview →Start Core Community
Start with EmDash.
This is the front door for the ecosystem: get the CMS, understand the plugin model, install audited extensions, publish your own, and follow the project as it grows.
Choose the next step.
WordPress.org has a download page because WordPress ships as a package. EmDash has a core project and a marketplace. Start with the part that matches what you are trying to do.
Get the CMS
The core project lives separately from this community marketplace. Start there when you need the framework, docs, and runtime setup.
Open emdashcms.com →Install extensions
Point an EmDash site at this registry, review capability prompts, and install audited plugins from the admin dashboard.
Use the install guide →Browse the catalog
Find plugins and themes with public metadata, audit status, download counts, install counts, and author signals.
Browse plugins →Build for EmDash
Read the extension handbook, public API contract, manifest schema, feeds, MCP endpoint, and badge surfaces.
Open developer resources →Publish your work
Register a plugin or theme, connect GitHub releases, and let every submitted version leave an inspectable audit trail.
Read the publishing guide →Core over there. Ecosystem here.
emdashcms.com
The core CMS, framework docs, runtime setup, and canonical product home live with the upstream project.
emdashcms.org
The public marketplace and ecosystem home: extensions, learning, publishing, reviews, transparency, feeds, API, and community.
After the first install.
A useful ecosystem is not just downloads. It needs examples, careful comparisons, open status, and people willing to improve the rough edges.
Read about the project
Clarify the split between the core CMS and this ecosystem site, including support, policy, and security routes.
Compare the model
See where EmDash intentionally follows and diverges from WordPress: hosting, permissions, audits, themes, and extension flow.
Follow what changes
Read the weekly digest and transparency report to see what shipped, failed review, or needs attention.
Get involved
Help with docs, real installs, scanner rules, moderation, publisher support, or the marketplace app itself.