LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For many small website owners, the hardest part isn’t building the site — it’s the ongoing infrastructure headaches: outdated plugins, expiring SSL certificates, stale caches, and the ongoing security concerns that come with server-side platforms.
WebHaste is a free, local-first Content Management System (CMS), released in public beta today. It is designed for teams that want an easy, AI-friendly editing experience that deploys finished sites to fast, secure content delivery networks (CDNs). You control everything locally on your device or network without the need for a server-side app like WordPress.
“WebHaste is for teams that want a simpler way to ship and maintain smaller websites,” said James Little, owner and lead developer at Destination Toolbox. “If you don’t need a database-driven CMS, you shouldn’t have to babysit one. WebHaste keeps things lightweight, deployable, and easy to hand off, without giving up real workflows and the speed and security benefits of static hosting.”
What makes WebHaste different
- Turnkey Website Tool: WebHaste is a Chrome extension that provides file management, visual WYSIWYG editing, real-time previews, template rendering and deployment
- Local ownership: Your site lives as portable files you control on your device
- Speedy, Secure Hosting: Built-in pipelines to free CDN-enabled hosting at Cloudflare Pages and Netlify, plus local export for any host
- Built in SEO: Automatic sitemaps, per-page meta descriptions, OpenGraph tags and more
- Agency-friendly: Manage multiple client sites via shared drives or Git workflows, easy hand-off to clients, tools for per-page tracking pixels
- AI collaboration-ready: Sites include notes/skills for file-aware AI agents (e.g., Claude Code, Codex). Agents can build templates, edit files and manage content, but cannot publish.
Best for smaller, less-complex websites, including:
- Smaller informational sites (< 100 pages)
- Infrequently updated blogs
- Campaign landing pages
- Personal sites and portfolios
- Sites needing AI collaboration workflows
- Sites that can use 3rd party embeds or client-side scripts for user forms, email sign-ups, etc.
Availability
WebHaste is available now in public beta.
- Website: https://chromecms.com/
- Install: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/webhaste/ofblooflocfdegjjpgjfbefnjmjmbapa
- GitHub: https://github.com/WebHaste/webhaste
- Overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri6UGLYm9wE
About Destination Toolbox
Destination Toolbox has decades of experience building award-winning websites and web platforms. The team previously developed PostHaste CMS for complex, database-driven sites and created WebHaste to serve teams that want a simpler, local-first, static-site workflow with modern deployment options.
Media Contact
James Little
Destination Toolbox
417-413-3850
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