Frontman
Edit WordPress, Next.js, Astro, and Vite sites visually with AI. Turn page requests into reviewable code changes without digging through admin panels or waiting on developers.
Frontman is an open-source alternative to:
Frontman is an AI-powered website editor designed to streamline website updates for WordPress, Next.js, Astro, and Vite projects. It allows users to click on any element of their live site, describe desired changes, and receive reviewable code edits in seconds.
Key Features
- Visual Editing: Click any element on your live website to make changes directly.
- Multi-Framework Support: Works with WordPress, Next.js, Astro, and Vite sites.
- Reviewable Changes: Generates clean, reviewable code diffs for developers.
- No Admin Panel Hassle: Update WordPress posts, pages, blocks, menus, and settings without navigating through wp-admin.
- Team Collaboration: Enables marketers and designers to request changes and hand off reviewable updates to developers.
- Context-Aware AI: Uses live page context, computed styles, and source mappings to ensure accurate changes.
- Self-Hosted or Hosted: Offers both hosted and self-hosted server options for flexibility.
- Task History: Persists task history for tracking and reference.
Tech / Self-Hosting
Frontman operates with a combination of browser tools for live page inspection, local integrations for CMS or filesystem operations, and a hosted or self-hosted server to orchestrate the AI agent and persist task history. The system sends relevant context to your selected LLM provider to produce accurate, reviewable updates. Self-hosting is supported for users who prefer full control over their data and infrastructure.