# Total CMS developer here... looking for 1-2 Pinegrow veterans to help me build a proper integration guide (free Pro licenses)

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**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/total-cms-developer-here-looking-for-1-2-pinegrow-veterans-to-help-me-build-a-proper-integration-guide-free-pro-licenses/11984 "2026-07-31T06:12:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![joeworkman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/joeworkman/32/7115_2.png) [@joeworkman](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/joeworkman)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/total-cms-developer-here-looking-for-1-2-pinegrow-veterans-to-help-me-build-a-proper-integration-guide-free-pro-licenses/11984/1 "2026-07-31T06:12:27Z")

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Hi everyone 👋

I’m Joe Workman. I’ve been an indie developer for 17 years building tools for web designers. I maintain the [Foundation CSS framework](https://foundationcss.com), and I’m the creator of [Total CMS](https://totalcms.co), a flat-file PHP CMS (no database, Twig templating, REST API).

The reason I’m here: some of my own customers have started building with Pinegrow, and one of them has been experimenting with running Total CMS behind a Pinegrow site. That got my attention. When I looked around this forum, I found years of threads asking some version of “what CMS works well with Pinegrow that isn’t WordPress?” I think what my customers stumbled onto might be a genuinely good answer. Total CMS layers onto plain HTML/PHP without dictating anything about your front end, so Pinegrow’s clean output is basically its natural habitat.

But I don’t know Pinegrow the way you all do. I don’t know your workflows, where the friction hides, or what a good integration guide for this community actually looks like. I’d rather learn that from people who live in the app than guess.

**So here’s my ask:** I’m looking for 1-2 experienced Pinegrow users to collaborate with me over the next few weeks. You’d help me understand how you build, kick the tires on Total CMS in a real Pinegrow project, and tell me everywhere it hurts. In exchange:

- A **free Total CMS Pro license** ($359 value. The full thing: custom schemas, REST API, MCP  
and more.)
- **Public credit** in the official integration guide and video we produce
- The output goes back to this community: a properly tested integration guide and tutorial video, free for everyone

I emailed the Pinegrow team last week to introduce myself before posting here. This is your house and I wanted to show up politely.

If you’re interested, reply here or reach out to me. Happy to answer any questions about Total CMS in the thread too.

Cheers,  
Joe

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**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/total-cms-developer-here-looking-for-1-2-pinegrow-veterans-to-help-me-build-a-proper-integration-guide-free-pro-licenses/11984/2 "2026-07-31T06:12:31Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/a/a6b04f88de4015dc3f0f07f3b5ffc5c2124096c3.svg) [@system](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/total-cms-developer-here-looking-for-1-2-pinegrow-veterans-to-help-me-build-a-proper-integration-guide-free-pro-licenses/11984/3 "2026-08-06T07:55:43Z")

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