4Version 4.0.0-beta.4 / Ready to explore

Payload 4 playground

A working space to explore the next chapter of Payload.

Content, connected.v4
Pages. Stories. Assets.Yours to build.
A real CMS. Real content. Room to experiment.Next.js · SQLite · Local demo

Start with a little curiosity.

Four things to try
01

Find your way around

Explore the redesigned admin. Pin a document, open recents, and make the dashboard your own.

Explore the admin
02

Give content a structure

Open Pages in tree view. Nest a page inside another and inspect its generated hierarchy path.

Arrange pages
03

See the bigger picture

Browse the media grid, organize assets in folders, and use tags to connect related content.

Browse the library
04

Take an idea live

Open the unpublished article. Edit, preview, publish, and compare earlier versions of your work.

Edit an article

A small journal. A working example.

Edit these articles in Payload and see your changes here.

Structure in green

A closer look at Payload 4

A new admin experience. More ways to organize. The same freedom to make it yours.

Connected in terracotta

A place for every piece

Bring a little order to your content with nested pages, shared tags, and a visual media library.

Layers in charcoal

From first draft to published

An editorial workflow you can try: write, review, compare, and publish.

Everything has its place.

These pages come from a real parent–child hierarchy. Try rearranging them in the admin.

Inspect the hierarchy API ↗