--- title: Sidecar Brings Statamic's Control Panel to Your Existing... description: Statamic launched a new product called Sidecar that lets teams edit a static site generator's Markdown content directly from the Statamic Control Panel without... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/sidecar-brings-statamic-s-control-panel-to-your-existing-markdown-sites-9k77v2dly twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Sidecar Brings Statamic's Control Panel to Your Existing Markdown Sites | daily.dev og:description: Statamic launched a new product called Sidecar that lets teams edit a static site generator's Markdown content directly from the Statamic Control Panel without... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/sidecar-brings-statamic-s-control-panel-to-your-existing-markdown-sites-9k77v2dly og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9k77V2dLy.png og:image:alt: Sidecar Brings Statamic's Control Panel to Your Existing Markdown Sites og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Sidecar Brings Statamic's Control Panel to Your Existing Markdown Sites **[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · [@ericlbarnes](https://daily.dev/ericlbarnes) · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Statamic launched a new product called Sidecar that lets teams edit a static site generator's Markdown content directly from the Statamic Control Panel without importing files into Statamic collections. Files, front matter, folders, navigation configs, and sidebar JSON stay exactly where they are, while the underlying generator (works with LaraDocs, Jigsaw, VitePress, HydePHP) keeps rendering the site as before. Users get Statamic's content tree, drag-and-drop nav arrangement, customizable publish forms, and live preview, making it easier for non-developers to contribute to docs sites and knowledge bases without migration or content-syncing hacks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Statamic Sidecar and how does it work with static site generators like VitePress or HydePHP? Sidecar is a Statamic product that lets you edit a static site generator's Markdown content directly from the Statamic Control Panel without importing the files into Statamic collections. It works with generators like LaraDocs, Jigsaw, VitePress, and HydePHP, leaving front matter, folders, navigation.php, and sidebar.json untouched while the generator keeps rendering the site as before. _For teams weighing content tooling options for docs sites, daily.dev surfaces how new releases like Sidecar fit existing static site workflows._ ### Can non-developers edit Markdown documentation without learning a static site generator's file structure? Yes, Statamic Sidecar gives non-developers a Control Panel interface with a content tree for drag-and-drop navigation arrangement, customizable publish forms, and live preview, so they can contribute to documentation sites or knowledge bases without touching raw Markdown files or generator configuration directly. _Teams deciding how to open up docs editing to non-developers can track tools like Sidecar on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Statamic 6 Is Officially Released](https://daily.dev/posts/statamic-6-is-officially-released-jmzcapwp0) · Laravel News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Statamic 6 Beta Now Available](https://daily.dev/posts/statamic-6-beta-now-available-8g8477r6z) · Laravel News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Version-Controlled Documentation Inside Your Laravel App with Laradocs](https://daily.dev/posts/version-controlled-documentation-inside-your-laravel-app-with-laradocs-jk21vslab) · Laravel News · 45 upvotes · 8 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#markdown](https://daily.dev/tags/markdown) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/sidecar-brings-statamic-s-control-panel-to-your-existing-markdown-sites-9k77v2dly) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Sidecar Brings Statamic's Control Panel to Your Existing Markdown Sites","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/sidecar-brings-statamic-s-control-panel-to-your-existing-markdown-sites-9k77v2dly","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/sidecar-brings-statamic-s-control-panel-to-your-existing-markdown-sites-9k77v2dly"},"datePublished":"2026-09-02T19:20:05.886Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T16:00:14.809Z","description":"Statamic launched a new product called Sidecar that lets teams edit a static site generator's Markdown content directly from the Statamic Control Panel without...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/11a10c7b1694b4b575dc7fd15e35c9a9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/11a10c7b1694b4b575dc7fd15e35c9a9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Laravel News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric L. 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