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Guides für die Arbeit mit Externa
Praktische Tutorials zur Public CMS API, den offiziellen Startern, Live Preview und mehr (vorerst auf Englisch).
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8 min
Externa Core 1.4.0 — MCP, AI approvals, and accessibility
A rebuilt admin with transparent AI answers, an optional MCP server, human approval for AI write tools, theme presets, GCS and Azure file storage, WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility work, and new Public API batch writes and filters.
- Release notes
- Headless CMS
- Public CMS API
- AI tools
- Security
5 min
PHP emergency security releases — Oct 2026
PHP CVEs 2026-109618 and 2026-109619 (CVSS 9.2 RCE). Update to 8.4.27 or 8.5.12; what Externa users must do.
- Security
- Laravel
- Headless CMS
5 min
Externa Core 1.2.1 — field rename drafts & deps
Patch for draft/revision field renames, npm audit clean-up, and the repair-renamed-field-drafts artisan command.
- Release notes
- Laravel
- Headless CMS
- Content versioning
6 min
Nuxt starter 1.1.1 — NuxtPage and Node 22.13+
Why 1.1.1 matters: NuxtPage instead of slot, h3 pin for getQuery, engines ≥22.13.0 — plus what 1.1.0 tooling bumps included.
- Release notes
- Starter
- Nuxt
- Headless CMS
- i18n
13 min
Build a blog with Next.js and Externa in 20 minutes
Turn the official Externa Next.js starter into a blog: Articles pack, public role Read, and Public CMS API list/post pages.
- Next.js
- Headless CMS
- Laravel
- Public CMS API
- Starter
- Tutorial
11 min
Multilingual landing page with Nuxt and Externa
EN/IT landing page with the Externa Nuxt starter: content languages, Translation workspace, and locale-aware Nitro API calls.
- Nuxt
- i18n
- Headless CMS
- Laravel
- Translations
- Tutorial
9 min
Live Preview in practice with a Next starter
Open Externa drafts in your Next.js app: Live Preview URL, GET /api/v1/preview, same components as production.
- Next.js
- Live Preview
- Content versioning
- Headless CMS
- Laravel
- Tutorial
5 min
Starter security patches — Oct 2026
Next starter 1.0.1–1.0.2 and Nuxt starter 1.0.1: patched Next, React, and Nuxt tooling deps. Who should update and how.
- Release notes
- Starter
- Next.js
- Nuxt
- Headless CMS
8 min
Externa Core 1.2.0 — editorial and integrations
Approvals, translation workspace, kanban/calendar, SSO, Meilisearch, git export, Slack/Telegram, and the Nuxt starter — all opt-in.
- Release notes
- Laravel
- Headless CMS
- i18n
- Translations
- Nuxt
5 min
Official Next.js starter 1.0.0
First stable externa-next-starter: App Router, server-only API key, collection auto-discovery, Node 24 — paired with Core 1.1.0.
- Release notes
- Starter
- Next.js
- Public CMS API
- Headless CMS
7 min
Externa Core 1.1.0 — Live Preview and Public API
Post-GA cut: Live Preview tokens, draft/publish UX, scheduled publish, OpenAPI, webhooks UI, Next starter, and AI tool approval.
- Release notes
- Laravel
- Headless CMS
- Live Preview
- Public CMS API
- Next.js
6 min
Externa Core 1.0.0 — first stable GA
What GA means for operators: Packagist install, Docker quick-deploy, webhook secret enforcement, and how to upgrade from beta.4.
- Release notes
- Laravel
- Headless CMS