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Jun 24, 2026Payload v4: stricter cron — sloppyRanges is gone
Watch out for this one when upgrading to Payload v4: cron parsing got stricter. After the Croner...
Jun 24, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jul 1, 2026Developing Payload CMS plugins
A practical guide to building, testing, and shipping Payload 3.x plugins from a real visual editor...
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Jun 22, 2026Payload v4: every block gets its own TypeScript interface (hashed on collision)
A nice quality-of-life change in Payload v4's type generation. Previously, a block only got its own...
Jun 22, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 26, 2026Payload v4: the MCP plugin exposes your collections to LLMs — and it's opt-out
@payloadcms/plugin-mcp turns your Payload CMS into an MCP server, exposing your collections as tools...
Jun 26, 20261 min read1 reactions0 comments
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Jun 20, 2026Payload depth: how many relationship levels expand — at runtime, not in schema
depth controls how many levels of relationships Payload expands — and it's a runtime decision, not...
Jun 20, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 18, 2026Payload v4: jobs always run at depth 0, with no collection hooks
A v4 migration gotcha for anyone using Payload's job queue. jobs.depth and jobs.runHooks were...
Jun 18, 20261 min read1 reactions0 comments
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Jun 16, 2026Payload Local API: zero HTTP, but full access control when you want it
payload.find() hits the database directly, in the same process — no HTTP, no fetch. By default it...
Jun 16, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 14, 2026Payload field hooks run per-field, not per-document
In most CMSs, hooks live on the whole document. In Payload, a hook lives on a specific field and...
Jun 14, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 12, 2026Payload virtual path fields: relationship data with zero extra columns
Any field in Payload can be marked virtual. The best version is virtual as a path — it automatically...
Jun 12, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
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Jun 10, 2026Payload v4: forceSelect is now a select() function — and it's a subtle trap
In Payload v3, forceSelect was a static object that deep-merged with the caller's select. In v4 it...
Jun 10, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments
How to Deploy Payload CMS on AWS Amplify with MongoDB Atlas for Free
Organizations frequently over-invest in hosting infrastructure for low-traffic content sites. A...
Jun 17, 202613 min read4 reactions0 comments
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Jun 8, 2026Payload access control isn't a boolean — it's a query constraint
This is, in my opinion, Payload's most underrated feature. An access function can return true/false...
Jun 8, 20261 min read0 reactions0 comments