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v2026.1Open SourceGPL v3

Viglet Shio CMS

Viglet Shio CMS is an open-source headless Content Management System that lets you model content, query it via GraphQL, and build websites using JavaScript with native Hazelcast caching and integrated full-text search powered by Viglet Turing ES.

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Complete Documentation — v2026.1

All guides, API reference and configuration in a single portable PDF

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Key Capabilities

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Content Modeling

Flexible Post Types with custom fields, relationships, and publishing workflows — Draft, Published, Stale, Unpublished.

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Website Rendering

Server-side JavaScript engine (Nashorn / Node.js) with Page Layouts, Regions, and Component APIs for building dynamic sites.

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GraphQL & REST API

Query content via GraphQL with GraphiQL console, or use the full REST API for CRUD operations, search, and administration.

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Native Caching

Hazelcast distributed cache for rendered pages and objects — fast delivery with automatic invalidation on content changes.

Quick Start

Docker, standalone JAR or from source

application.properties reference

Sites, Post Types, Page Layouts and Regions

JavaScript API, components, and themes

Administration & Development

Administration Guide

Users, groups, roles, permissions, site properties and system settings

Developer Guide

Tech stack, dev environment, build from source and contribution guide

REST API Reference

Post, folder, site, search, user, and widget endpoints

Content Management

Content Modeling

Post Types, custom fields, publishing workflow and content relationships

Website Development

Page Layouts, Regions, JavaScript engine, component API and shObject

Search & Caching

Turing ES integration, Hazelcast distributed cache and full-text search

Technical Reference

Architecture Overview

Component diagram, request flow, technology stack and deployment topologies

Query content using GraphQL with the built-in GraphiQL console

Authentication, authorization, user and group management

Import & Export

Exchange providers for OpenText, Blogger and Shio package backup/restore