# Wagtail Django CMS for Structured Content and Editorial Workflows

> Wagtail is an open source CMS built on Django for teams that need structured content, flexible page models, and a polished editor experience. It works for traditional websites and headless builds, with a content API, image handling, search, and multi-site support baked in.

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- Updated: 2026-09-08
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# Wagtail Django CMS for Structured Content and Editorial Workflows

Wagtail is an open source CMS built on Django for teams that need structured content, flexible page models, and a polished editor experience. It works for traditional websites and headless builds, with a content API, image handling, search, and multi-site support baked in.

## Prerequisites

Python 3, pip, Django

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install wagtail
- pip install -r requirements.txt

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wagtail/">
- Wagtail works with [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/), on any platform.
- To get started with using Wagtail, run the following in a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html):

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### 👉 Getting started
- For detailed installation and setup docs, see [the getting started tutorial](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/getting_started/tutorial.html).
- **For developers** who are ready to jump in to their first Wagtail website the [Getting Started Tutorial](https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/getting_started/tutorial.html) will guide you through creating and editing y...

- Source: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wagtail/wagtail/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.wagtail.org/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/wagtail-django-cms-structured-content-editorial-workflows/)