Can I tag posts by clay body, cone temperature, and firing atmosphere on VeloCMS?
Yes. VeloCMS's ceramics post type includes structured taxonomy fields for clay body (with a notes field for composition details — kaolin, feldspar, grog percentage, and the material-sourcing information that matters for reproducibility), cone temperature (with separate fields for bisque firing and glaze firing, and a notes field for custom cone sequences), and firing atmosphere (oxidation, reduction, neutral, soda-firing, wood-fired, raku, salt-firing — controlled vocabulary for the main categories with a free-text notes field for mixed-atmosphere schedules). Each field is structured for JSON-LD markup so your ceramics archive surfaces in LLM search results when someone queries "cone 10 reduction stoneware recipe" or "anagama firing results with ash deposits".
How does the kiln firing log work with a photo timeline?
VeloCMS's kiln firing log post type structures a firing's documentation as a cone-by-cone record with a photograph field at each witness-cone stage. For a standard cone 10 reduction firing, the log typically captures photographs of the cone pack at cone 04 (the early-warning witness), cone 6, cone 8, and cone 10, along with the temperature reading, time elapsed, atmospheric observation (reduction depth, damper position, flame color), and kiln-pressure notes for downdraft kilns. The post-firing section covers the cooling schedule and the first-opening observation, and the glaze-results gallery links each documented piece to the relevant glaze recipe entry in the glaze library. The entire log is indexed under your domain as a permanent reference — not buried in an Instagram carousel with a 72-hour shelf life.
Can I build a glaze recipe library with a member-only tier on VeloCMS?
Yes. VeloCMS's glaze recipe post type includes cone temperature, firing atmosphere, base recipe in percentage form with optional UMF molecular formula, colorant additions (cobalt oxide, iron oxide, celadon mixes, copper carbonate — with standard percentage ranges and notes fields), and a test-tile gallery across clay bodies. The member-only recipe tier uses BYOK Stripe paid membership at 0% platform fee to gate proprietary recipes — your original formulations — behind a subscription, while the public version of each recipe entry shows the cone temperature, atmosphere, and a representative test-tile photograph to demonstrate the quality of the information without revealing the formula. The same paid tier works for technique guides and kiln-loading documentation.
Does VeloCMS support a test-tile photo gallery with standardized photography?
Yes. Each glaze recipe entry includes a structured test-tile gallery post type that guides standardized photography across clay bodies and application thicknesses. The gallery covers a minimum of: two clay bodies (a lighter stoneware and a darker stoneware, or stoneware and porcelain), three application thicknesses (thin, medium, thick — showing where crawling or pinholing begins), and two lighting conditions (natural daylight and controlled artificial light to show how the color temperature shifts under gallery or home lighting). Each tile image includes a caption field with clay body name, application thickness, cone temperature, and atmosphere — structured for schema.org ImageObject markup so the visual evidence is part of the indexed record.
Can I set up pottery class booking with payment on VeloCMS?
Yes. VeloCMS's class booking calendar post type structures teaching sessions with date and time, session description, remaining-space counter, prerequisite level (beginner / intermediate / advanced), material list (attached as a PDF or structured text), and BYOK Stripe payment configuration at booking — 0% platform fee on every booking. After payment, the student automatically receives a booking confirmation with the PDF material list attached via BYOK Resend email. A separate notification goes out when their pieces are loaded into the kiln and again when they're available for pickup after the glaze firing. Class booking integrates with the studio's member subscriber list so students who book once are part of the email list for future classes and studio sale events.
How does the studio sale RSVP and event system work?
VeloCMS's studio sale event post type structures open-studio events, kiln-opening sales, and exhibition openings with date and time, venue description or address (for physical events), capacity or quantity limit, a preview gallery of pieces that will be available, RSVP form with optional deposit payment via BYOK Stripe, and member-first notification via BYOK Resend email. The member-first window — configurable from 24 hours to 7 days before the event goes public — gives your paid subscribers or newsletter list early access to the RSVP before the general studio sale announcement. The same event post type works for exhibition openings, workshop demonstrations, and gallery walkthrough events.
Can I add custom-order forms with food-safe certification to my pottery shop?
Yes. VeloCMS's functional pottery product post type includes a custom-order configuration field with a form builder for commission inquiries (preferred glaze from library, size within production range, intended use — food-safe vs decorative, which affects which materials and cone temperatures are appropriate), a deposit payment option via BYOK Stripe (configurable as a percentage of the estimated price or a flat deposit amount), and a food-safe certification documentation field that holds the materials specification confirming lead-free glazes and, for production runs selling to commercial accounts, the acid-leach test results for the specific glaze-clay body combination at the production firing temperature. The food-safe certification field is structured for schema.org markup so the safety documentation is part of the indexed product record.
What theme works best for a ceramics studio or pottery blog?
Wabi-Sabi — hand-rendered texture, ochre and warm sand palette, slow-craft typography and layout — is the primary recommendation for ceramics studios, functional potters, and sculptural ceramicists who want the visual language of their platform to match the material and process qualities of the work itself. The palette and texture reference the earthy, impermanent aesthetic of the ceramics tradition: the warm greys and ochres of a wood-fired anagama piece, the rough texture of a thrown rim, the subtlety of a reduction celadon. For ceramics-supply retailers and pottery schools that want a warmer craft-commercial layout, Atelier (artisan craft layout, neutral palette) provides the right tone. Both themes are free on all plans. See the full gallery at /themes.