Foundation CMS
A faster, safer home for your website
Foundation CMS is the content management system we build new websites on. You edit your content in a simple admin, and your site runs on Cloudflare’s global network: quick to load, hard to break into and with no plugins to keep updating.
Why we use it
The upkeep of a website, mostly gone
Most small business websites slow down and become risky over time because of all the moving parts. Foundation takes most of those parts away.
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Fast for every visitor
Your site runs on Cloudflare’s global network, so pages load from a data centre near each visitor instead of one server in one place. Fast pages keep people on your site and help your rankings.
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Nothing to keep patching
There are no plugins to update, no theme to fall behind and no admin login on your public site. That closes off the most common ways small business websites get hacked.
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It keeps working
Every site runs on its own, with its own database. If the editor were ever offline, your website would carry on as normal.
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An editor that fits you
Your admin already knows your content: services, team members, case studies, news, products. You fill in the boxes; the design takes care of itself.
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Design without limits
Foundation holds the content and never dictates the layout, so we can design exactly what your business needs.
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Search and AI ready
Clean pages, structured data and sitemaps are part of every build, so Google and AI assistants can read and understand your site.
How it fits together
Three layers, kept apart on purpose
- Your content. Written in an editor that knows your content types, fields and brand.
- A tidy handover. Every page, post and product is passed to your website as a complete record, so nothing goes missing.
- Your design. Built by us, entirely around your business. The CMS never forces a layout on you.
Our own website, spotlightstudios.co.uk, runs on Foundation CMS. So do the new sites we build for clients. It’s made by Swarm Labs.
Foundation CMS or WordPress?
| Foundation CMS | Typical WordPress | |
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| Plugins to update | None | Usually 10 to 30 |
| Where pages are served from | Cloudflare’s global network | Usually one server |
| Common attack routes | Very few | Plugins, themes, login page |
| Editing | Simple, set up for your content | Flexible, but can be fiddly |
| Best for | Most new business websites | Sites that need specific WordPress plugins |
We still build and look after WordPress sites when they’re the better fit.
Questions
Foundation CMS questions
What is Foundation CMS?
Foundation CMS is the content management system Spotlight Studios builds new websites on. It stores and edits your content, and your website runs as its own fast, secure app on Cloudflare’s global network.
Is Foundation CMS better than WordPress?
For most new business websites, yes: it’s faster, needs no plugin updates and is much harder to break into. WordPress is still the right choice when you need a particular plugin or your team already relies on it, and we build and support both.
Can I edit my website myself?
Yes. You log in to a simple editor that’s set up for your content, change text, photos, news and pages, and publish. No code involved.
Can you move my WordPress site to Foundation CMS?
Yes. We move your pages, posts and images across, keep your URLs or redirect them, and check nothing is lost along the way.
Who uses Foundation CMS?
Spotlight Studios’ own website runs on it, along with new client sites we build. It’s made by Swarm Labs for agencies that want fast, secure sites without the upkeep.
Free quote
Want a website that looks after itself?
Tell us about your business and we’ll show you what your site could look like on Foundation CMS, with a fixed price, within one working day.
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Your home page mocked up before you commit
- A real person in Manchester on the phone
Rather talk? Call 0800 689 3652 or book a call.