EmDash 1.0: the stable CMS with a secure plugin registry
Sep 28, 2026Scott Buscemi, Matt Kane, Noah Pham
Summary
EmDash 1.0 is released as a stable, free, and open-source CMS built on Astro. It integrates editorial, media, localization, migration, and deployment workflows. Performance optimizations like KV object caching, Hyperdrive database adapter, and Workers Cache compatibility are now widely available. A decentralized plugin registry is launched, built on AT Protocol, allowing developers to publish plugins without central marketplace ownership and site owners to discover and install them directly from EmDash.
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