Payload V3.0 beta
In native next js app (uses app router and nextjs route handlers)
Standard next js project with payload initialized in it.
Front end and backend in same repo
The main differences between Payload CMS versions 2.0 and 3.0 (beta) can be summarized as follows:
1.Performance Enhancements:
- V2.0: Focused on general stability and core functionality.
- V3.0 Beta: Introduces significant performance improvements, such as faster content retrieval, optimized queries, and more efficient caching mechanisms. This results in better scalability for larger applications.
2. API & GraphQL Improvements:
- V2.0: Basic support for REST and GraphQL APIs with some limitations in query flexibility.
- V3.0 Beta: Enhanced API with improved GraphQL query capabilities, better filtering options, and more granular permissions control, making it easier to customize and retrieve specific data.
3. Custom Plugins & Extensions:
- V2.0: Supports plugins, but customization is somewhat limited, with fewer community or official plugins available.
- V3.0 Beta: More extensive plugin system with better support for third-party and custom extensions, allowing developers to tailor the CMS further.
4. Field and Form Enhancements:
- V2.0: Provides a standard set of field types and form handling with some basic validation options.
- V3.0 Beta: Offers new field types, better form-handling tools, and more complex validation logic, enabling developers to build more intricate and user-friendly content forms.
5. Authentication & Role Management:
- V2.0: Authentication and role management work well for most use cases but might require custom extensions for advanced scenarios.
- V3.0 Beta: Comes with refined role management and user permissions, offering better control over access to content and features at more granular levels, suitable for multi-tier user roles.
6. Content Localization:
- V2.0: Basic support for localization, often requiring custom configurations for multi-language content.
- V3.0 Beta: Improved localization features, offering better out-of-the-box support for multi-language content and easier management of localized content within the CMS.
7. Admin Interface Improvements:
- V2.0: Solid but standard admin interface.
- V3.0 Beta: Major UI/UX improvements in the admin dashboard, including more intuitive navigation, drag-and-drop capabilities, and real-time collaboration features for content editors.
8. Versioning & Workflows:
- V2.0: Basic versioning and content workflows, with some limited features for handling draft and published content.
- V3.0 Beta: Expanded versioning, better content staging, and more advanced content workflows, including approval and review processes.
9. Deployment & DevOps:
- V2.0: Traditional deployment methods.
- V3.0 Beta: Enhances deployment processes with better support for CI/CD pipelines and containerization, allowing for more streamlined DevOps workflows.
10. Headless & API-first:
- V2.0: Headless CMS with good API support for frontend integrations.
- V3.0 Beta: Strengthens the headless and API-first approach, offering more powerful features for building fully decoupled frontends.