Case study

UlricCMS

The content system this site runs on: front-end inline editing, a role-based dashboard, a built-in CRM, and an assistant trained on the live database. Built in-house, owned outright.

ClientUlric Studio
Year2026
ScopeCustom CMS · CRM · Trained assistant · The engine
Liveulric.studio ↗
UlricCMS
0plugins or subscriptions
1dashboard for the whole business
92+knowledge chunks grounding the assistant
100%owned outright by clients

Every storefront in this portfolio has an engine room behind it, and this is what it looks like. UlricCMS is the studio's own content system: the one this site runs on, and the base every client platform is built from.

The front end is the editor. Sign in and every headline, paragraph, and photo on the public page grows a quiet edit pill; click it, type, save. Behind that sits a role-based dashboard for the heavier work: portfolio showcases with per-project motion, pricing tiers, a CRM with leads and follow-ups, and a trained assistant grounded in the live database, with a retrieval explorer that shows exactly what it knows and why.

No plugins, no subscriptions, no rented anything. When a client's project ships on this engine, they own all of it.

Inline editing: the site is its own editor
Inline editing: the site is its own editor
Every tier card on /pricing carries its own edit pill
Every tier card on /pricing carries its own edit pill
The dashboard: pipeline, tasks, content, and quick actions at a glance
The dashboard: pipeline, tasks, content, and quick actions at a glance
Portfolio manager with the drag-to-reorder home showcase
Portfolio manager with the drag-to-reorder home showcase
Featured case study panel: slides editor and motion picker
Featured case study panel: slides editor and motion picker
Writing insights in a full rich-text editor
Writing insights in a full rich-text editor
The system blueprint: live architecture diagrams drawn from the database
The system blueprint: live architecture diagrams drawn from the database
RAG explorer: test what the assistant knows and how it scores
RAG explorer: test what the assistant knows and how it scores
The built-in site manual, mirrored into the assistant's knowledge
The built-in site manual, mirrored into the assistant's knowledge
Inline editing demo
Dashboard tour

Common questions

What is UlricCMS?

UlricCMS is the custom content management system built and maintained by the studio. It powers ulric.studio and every client platform, with front-end inline editing, a role-based dashboard, a built-in CRM, and a trained assistant grounded in the site's own database.

What does front-end editing mean?

You sign in, click the actual text on the actual page, type, and save. There is no separate editing screen to learn. If you can edit a document, you can run your site.

Do I have to pay for plugins or subscriptions?

No. UlricCMS has zero third-party plugins and no subscription. Clients own their deployment outright, and the engine is licensed to them free, forever.

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