For organizations with structured content and a team that edits it

October CMS Website Development

We build websites on October CMS, the Laravel-based CMS for structured content: your own content types, clean Twig templates and real integrations, with an admin your editors can use.

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Overview

October CMS website development for sites with structured content

October CMS is built on Laravel, for developers and for editors who manage structured content: services, locations, products, team members, publications. Templates are plain files, data sits in clean tables and the admin shows editors only what they need.

We use it when a site has more content types than a handful of pages, when it needs real integrations, or when the team wants fast pages without a stack of plugins.

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  • Your own models, fields and relations, so a service, a location and a team member are more than pages.

  • Layouts and components in plain files under version control, easy for any developer to read and change.

  • Built on Laravel, so APIs, queues and custom logic don’t need workarounds.

Our projects

Featured work

A selection of products we’ve shipped.

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Scope

What’s included in our October CMS website development

What goes into an October CMS site, from the first workshop to the weeks after launch. Anything outside the agreed scope is quoted separately.

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Plan

  • Workshop on your content types and who edits what
  • Data model: fields, relations and addresses
  • Page layouts and reusable components
  • A migration plan from the old site

Build

  • A theme in Twig with reusable partials
  • Backend forms for each content type
  • Plugins for forms, search and multilingual content
  • Roles and permissions for your editors

Launch

  • Speed work: caching and image sizes
  • A staging site and deployment from Git
  • Backups and an update routine
  • Training for your editors

Recognition

Recognized by the industry

Independent awards and client reviews, not just our own word.

5.0
Average rating on TechBehemoths & Clutch
30+
clients across the globe
7+
years of building digital products

Some of the companies we work with

Why Softclaire

A CMS that knows the shape of your content.

Sites with many content types become a tangle of page templates and shortcodes. With October we model your content properly from the start.

Tell us about your content

  • Your content, modeled

    Services, locations, people and documents are real records with fields and relations, not pages with copied layouts.

  • Fast by default

    Server-rendered pages with caching and no plugin stack to load.

  • Under version control

    Templates and settings live in files, so every change is reviewed and can be rolled back.

  • Yours to keep

    The site, the code and the hosting accounts are in your name.

What we build

What we build on October CMS

The parts of the CMS that make a site with a lot of content easy to run.

  • Structured content types

    Models for the things you publish, each with its own fields, listing and detail pages.

  • Backend forms for editors

    Forms that show editors only the fields they need, with roles that limit who can publish.

  • Publishing workflow

    Draft, review and publish steps for sites where more than one person writes.

  • Integrations through Laravel

    Connections to your CRM, accounting or other systems through their APIs.

  • Fast, cached pages

    Caching and light templates, so pages open quickly even with a lot of content.

  • Search and filters

    Search and filters over your content types, so visitors find the right item fast.

Process

How an October CMS project runs

Short cycles, with a test site that fills with your real content early.

  1. Workshop and data model

    We list the content types, who edits them and how visitors will look for them, then draw the data model.

  2. Templates and backend

    Twig templates and the backend forms for each content type, built and tried with a few of your editors.

  3. Build and fill

    We build the site, import your content and review it with you on a test address.

  4. Launch and training

    We deploy from Git, set up backups and show your editors how the admin works.

Technology

Technology behind our October CMS sites

Laravel underneath, with common tools around it.

  • Platform

    • October CMS
    • Laravel
    • Twig

  • Code

    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • SCSS

  • Data

    • MySQL
    • Redis

  • Plugins

    • Forms
    • SEO
    • multilingual content

  • Hosting

    • VPS
    • DigitalOcean
    • deployment from Git

Engagement models

Ways to work with us on your October CMS site

Build the site at a fixed price, extend it month by month and keep it safe after launch. You always talk to the people building it.

  • Fixed-price October CMS site

    Most common

    Content types and layouts planned first, then the site built and launched in phases with fixed prices.

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    • Phase one: the data model, drawn and explained
    • A test address to review as it grows
    • Code, domain and hosting in your name

    Best when you know what the site must contain.

  • Ongoing October CMS development

    Monthly

    Monthly hours for new content types, pages and features, taken from your list of requests.

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    • Requests prioritized with you every month
    • New content types added as you grow
    • Scale up or down with notice

    Best once the site is live and growing.

  • October CMS maintenance and support

    After launch

    Core and plugin updates, backups and fixes, so the site stays fast and safe.

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    • Core and plugin updates tested first
    • Backups and uptime watched
    • Fixes within agreed response times

    Best for every live October CMS site.

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Testimonials

What our clients say

Reviews from founders and teams we have built products with, also published on Clutch and TechBehemoths.

  • TechBehemoths

    Softclaire is development company unlike (many) others. Friendly and flexible, good with deadlines and trustworthy. Experts in multiple fields. We are very happy to work with them as development partner. Very much recommended!

    Arno Bakker Co-owner at Mediascape
  • TechBehemoths

    We have been working with Softclaire for almost 2 years now, on our main product - an online gaming website, play-games.com. Being in the web games niche, things change fast so we need to adapt on the go - and we can trust them with this. They are easy to work with, proactive, and manage work flow very well. We value their transparency and their perseverance in every task they undertake.

    Stefan Naghi Co-founder at FIRST PIXEL SRL
  • TechBehemoths

    We approached Softclaire with nothing more than an idea and a few initial mockups for our SaaS product. Their team stepped in guiding us through strategic planning, development and devops. We are still working with them for ongoing maintenance and feature updates. If you're looking for a reliable, long-term technical partner, I highly recommend them.

    Alexandru Mihalache
  • Clutch

    Within 6 months of our app launch we have gained 750 users. We have had a huge boost in traffic on the platform since launch and have multiple 5 star ratings on the App Store. We have also had comments from other software developers commenting on how brilliant the app is structured.

    Nassouh Kabbani CFO at Pocketask Inc.
  • Clutch

    The team delivered everything on time and provided a mind map to showcase the progress. Overall, they were very flexible and committed to meeting expectations.

    Mihai Brebu Director at Puapi
  • TechBehemoths

    We had an idea for a tech startup in the medical niche, but we lacked the expertise to design and develop a product of this scale. Thankfully we found an amazing team that guided us through the process every step of the way.

    Aron Dumitrache Medtech Innovator
  • TechBehemoths

    A few months ago, I contacted them for a custom Perfex CRM module and the e-Invoice module. Their work is of exceptional quality, and I am extremely satisfied with both the quality and the budget. I highly recommend Softclaire to all businesses and investors!

    Mirela Marin
  • TechBehemoths

    Softclaire created a beautiful, functional website for us, exactly as we instructed.

    Paul Radovan CEO at Print Services

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

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How much does an October CMS website cost?
It depends on the number of content types, the templates, the integrations and the languages. A site with a few content types is a modest project, a large one with imports and several systems behind it costs more. After a short workshop we give you a fixed price per phase.
How long does it take to build an October CMS website?
A site with a few content types usually takes a few weeks to two months, depending on how much content has to be imported. We agree the timeline with the scope and give you a test address early.
Should I choose October CMS or WordPress?
October fits when your content has many types and relations and you want lean code. If your team wants a very familiar editor and a large plugin choice, see WordPress website development. We tell you which one we would pick for your site.
Is October CMS actively maintained?
Yes, it is actively developed on current Laravel versions. We check the version and the plugin support before we start, and tell you if a plugin you need is not maintained.
Can my editors use it without a developer?
Yes. The backend shows editors only the fields and sections they need, with roles that limit what they can change. You get a short training session and a written guide.
Can you move my existing site to October CMS?
Yes. We import your content, keep the addresses that bring traffic or redirect them, and test before the switch. This includes sites moving from WordPress, which we map into content types.
Who owns the code?
You do. The theme, the plugins we write for you and the hosting accounts are in your name, and the code uses common tools so another developer can continue the work.

Let’s talk about your October CMS site

Tell us what you want to build. We reply with the next steps.

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Or email us at contact [at] softclaire.com

Related services

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Not sure which platform to choose? See presentation website. Want a familiar editor instead? See WordPress website development. Need the look designed first? See website design. Want the site kept up to date monthly? That’s website administration.