On the SitePoint PHP blog there's a recent post taking a closer look at the OctoberCMS, a content management system based on the Laravel framework. In this new post they walk you through what the CMS is, the features it has to offer and help you understand (and add to) the different kinds of elements.

October CMS is a lightweight, back to basics content management system built on Laravel, and on a mission to make your web development workflow easy again. It boasts a very simple and fast learning curve, with a guarantee that you’ll be off the ground and up and running in no time at all. It’s scalable and extensible through the plugin system, is easily maintainable through its file-based system, and allows for the effortless creation of administrative back-end interfaces. Before we dig a bit deeper into this promising CMS, let’s look at the foundation a bit.

They walk you through the install (from their GitHub repository) to get a sample site up and running. The tutorial then goes through each of the basic sections, explaining what they are and providing example code where appropriate:

• Themes & Templates
• Pages
• Partials
• Layouts
• Content Blocks
• the AJAX Module

They also talk about extensibility via plugins and components and link to more information for those looking for more detail.