# Manual

Welcome to the CodePress CMS manual (version 2.5.2). CodePress is a file-based CMS without a database — content, configuration and users are stored in files.

The manual is divided into four sections:

- **Admin Manager** — Managing the website: dashboard, content, configuration, themes, security, plugins (content and system), users with roles, statistics and logs
- **Content Manager** — Managing content: structure, managing pages (layout selection, plugin order), media and the Content API
- **Theme Developer** — Developing themes: structure, `theme.json`, Twig templates, SCSS styling (only CSS source), layouts and new themes
- **CodePress Developer** — Core development: architecture, core classes, plugin development (content/system), routing, security (RBAC), testing, debugging and performance

Select a topic from the navigation on the left.