Recipes

Set up a local development environment for Kirby with DDEV in no time.

Create your first custom Panel view from scratch

How to configure the popular and simple Caddy v2 web server to run a Kirby website.

Deploy Kirby projects via GitHub actions and FTP to staging and production

Use Kirby and 11ty to generate a headless kiosk application that works offline.

How to add CSS or JS files to your templates

Dynamic creation of Open Graph images for social sharing

Fix coding style violations automatically with easy-to-implement, configurable tools

Boost your site's performance with images that adapt to all screen sizes

Prepare Kirby for headless use.

Using JSON representations to auto-populate your Figma designs

Lazy-loading strategies to improve your site's performance

Extend core classes like the Kirby or site classes

Leveraging Kirby's authentication features to create a user registration system

Display a nice auto-generated image when linking to PDF flyers, booklets etc.

A clean and simple way to get Kirby up and running with Dokku, a lightweight PaaS

Create blueprints programmatically with PHP

Panel area with editable list, complete with dialogs, dropdowns and search

Flexible and reliable updates to large amounts of content

A walkthrough on how to install and use PurgeCSS with Kirby

A walkthrough on how to install and use Tailwind CSS with Kirby

Building a nested block with live panel preview

Restrict access to a files download section to authorized users

How to configure the Nginx web server to run a Kirby website.

Get started with Docker as development environment

Build Panel extensions without a build process.

Add a load more button to your listings and append items via Ajax.

Learn the basics of object oriented programming in PHP

Deliver assets and files through a CDN.

Xdebug helps you track down errors in your PHP scripts.

MailHog and similar tools make email testing a breeze

Search your code for all translations used with the t() helper function

Fine-tune and go beyond Kirby's built-in permission system in the Panel

Plugin workflow to develop and test a plugin from the same Git repository

Share the content of a controller across multiple templates

Create a custom Panel field from scratch

Using symlinks to run multiple sites from the same Kirby installation.

Use placeholders for recurring text snippets and more

Building very basic custom Panel section for a link list

Create custom menus from the Panel using different field types

Set up multiple plugins with PHPUnit testing under a single Kirby installation.

Sending email with attachments from form input.

Auto-generate subpages when you create a new page

Create pages from an event registration form

Get text labels for your option values from fields

Split long post into separate pages with pagination

Learn how to filter using routes instead of parameters

Create a basic contact form that sends HTML or plain text emails.

Learn more about the hidden gems and secrets in our own website.

Automatically create a sitemap for search engines.

Use Kirby's API to sort your content by all sorts of criteria.

Write scripts to import and export translations for external translators.

Log in to other sites with your domain via RelMeAuth/IndieAuth.

Debug configuration and understanding error messages

Add columns to your textarea fields with this KirbyTag plugin.

Simulate activity on your site by showing random content.

Remove unused fields from content files

Auto-replace headlines with anchors and generate in-page navigation

Filter pages, files and users with Kirby's extensive filtering methods.

Classify content and make it easy for visitors to find related content.

Group pages, files, or users by various criteria.

Build relations between articles using YAML content and the pages field.

Learn how to build a simple search for your site or sections of your site.

Create a JSON representation of your blog content in Kirby.

Tie pages to a person. Create an author system for your blog posts.

Set up a blog system with an overview, articles, tags, feeds and more.

Create different templates for different kinds of content.

Create a one-pager for small companies or simple portfolios.

Learn how to upload files through a frontend form.

Set up Dropbox sync for your site (VPS or dedicated server required).

Create any kind of menu you need for your project.

Use pagination to divide content into a list of digestible chunks.

Create a previous/next navigation for your site.

Foreach loops are control structures useful in many contexts.

Learn some PHP basics that make creating templates a breeze.

Use Kirby’s authentication system to build login-protected pages.

Split visitors into groups to compare how different versions perform.

Use data from blueprints to control your template logic