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A curated list of awesome Payload resources for users and developers.

Payload

Payload is a free and open-source full-stack Next.js framework and headless CMS aimed sharply at providing the best, developer-first experience possible to build out APIs and admin UI.
Payload is natively integrated with Next.js and is installed directly into your Next.js app.

Official

Official resources.

  • GitHub - Official GitHub repository of the Payload framework.
  • Blog - Official blog. Announcements.
  • Payload Guides & Tutorials - High-quality guides and articles.
  • YouTube - Official YouTube channel with learning materials.
  • Discord - Official Discord. Community chat and support.
  • X (Twitter) - Official X account. Payload news and announcements.
  • Reddit - Discuss and share anything Payload related on Reddit.

Education

Learning resources in various formats.

YouTube channels

Examples

Blogs

Articles

Templates

Begin your next project by starting with a pre-made template. These are production-ready, end-to-end solutions.

  • Official templates - Templates from the official repository.
  • ShopNex - An open-source Shopify alternative built with Payload.

Plugins

List of interesting community plugins.

  • r1tsuu / payload-enchants - A collection of enhancement packages for Payload.
  • authsmith / payload-auth-plugin - This plugin extends the Payload authentication process and implements OAuth- and Passkey-based authentication features.
  • payload-auth / payload-auth - A monorepo for integrating Payload with various authentication providers.
  • CrawlerCode / payload-authjs - A Payload plugin for Auth.js.
  • ashbuilds / payload-ai - The Payload AI Plugin is a powerful extension, integrating advanced AI capabilities to enhance content creation and management.
  • elliott-w / imageAspectRatios.ts - Payload image aspect ratios plugin.
  • AdrianMaj / payload-lexical-typography - Payload plugin for extending lexical typography options (Text color, Font size, Letter spacing, Line height, Font Family etc.)
  • rilrom / payload-bites - Collection of various bite-sized Payload v3 plugins including image-search, fullscreen-editor, audit-fields, soft-delete and activity-log.
  • shefing / payload-tools - Contains a set of powerful plugins designed to enhance your Payload projects (Authorization, Authors Info, Rich-text Comments, Right Panel, Custom Version View, Cross-Collection Config, Field-type Component Override, Color Picker Field, Icon Select, Quick Filter, Reset List View, etc).
  • Crayonan / payload-plugin-ai-localization - Adds an AI-powered "Translate" button to non-primary localized fields in Payload. Automatically translates content from the primary language using OpenAI or other models.

Miscellaneous

Other resources.

  • withPayload - Discover starter kits, plugins, and other useful resources.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.