diff --git a/cms/admin/src/App.jsx b/cms/admin/src/App.jsx
index 17aed88..c2469d3 100644
--- a/cms/admin/src/App.jsx
+++ b/cms/admin/src/App.jsx
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ function Dashboard({ email }) {
   const [current, setCurrent] = useState(null);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
   const [view, setView] = useState('content');
+  const [me, setMe] = useState(null);
   const [msg, setMsg] = useState(null);
 
   async function refresh() {
     try { setEntries(await api.list()); }
     catch (e) { setMsg({ type: 'err', text: e.message }); }
   }
-  useEffect(() => { refresh(); }, []);
+  useEffect(() => { refresh(); api.getMe().then(setMe).catch(() => {}); }, []);
   useEffect(() => { if (!msg) return; const t = setTimeout(() => setMsg(null), 4000); return () => clearTimeout(t); }, [msg]);
 
   async function open(entry) {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ function Dashboard({ email }) {
         <nav className="nav">
           <button className={view === 'content' ? 'active' : ''} onClick={() => setView('content')}>Inhalte</button>
           <button className={view === 'profile' ? 'active' : ''} onClick={() => setView('profile')}>Profil</button>
+          {me?.isAdmin && <button className={view === 'users' ? 'active' : ''} onClick={() => setView('users')}>Autor:innen</button>}
         </nav>
         <span className="spacer" />
         <span className="who">{email}</span>
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ function Dashboard({ email }) {
       <div className="body">
         {view === 'profile' ? (
           <Profile onMsg={setMsg} />
+        ) : view === 'users' ? (
+          <Users onMsg={setMsg} currentEmail={me?.email} />
         ) : (
           <>
             <aside>
@@ -154,8 +158,18 @@ function Editor({ initial, onSaved, onMsg }) {
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
   const editorRef = useRef(null);
   const dragging = useRef(false);
+  const coverIn = useRef(null);
   const set = (k) => (e) => setF({ ...f, [k]: e.target.type === 'checkbox' ? e.target.checked : e.target.value });
 
+  async function pickCover(ev) {
+    const file = ev.target.files?.[0]; ev.target.value = '';
+    if (!file) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try { const { url } = await api.upload(file); setF((p) => ({ ...p, cover_image: url })); }
+    catch (e) { onMsg({ type: 'err', text: e.message }); }
+    finally { setBusy(false); }
+  }
+
   // Ziehbarer Trenner Editor ↔ Vorschau.
   useEffect(() => {
     function move(e) {
@@ -263,7 +277,14 @@ function Editor({ initial, onSaved, onMsg }) {
 
           <label>Kurztext (summary)<input value={f.summary} onChange={set('summary')} /></label>
           <div className="row">
-            <label>Cover-Bild<input value={f.cover_image} onChange={set('cover_image')} placeholder="/images/…jpg" /></label>
+            <label>Cover-Bild
+              <div className="cover-row">
+                <input value={f.cover_image} onChange={set('cover_image')} placeholder="/images/…jpg" />
+                <button type="button" onClick={() => coverIn.current?.click()} disabled={busy}>Hochladen</button>
+                <input ref={coverIn} type="file" accept="image/*" hidden onChange={pickCover} />
+                {f.cover_image && <span className="cover-thumb" style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${f.cover_image})` }} />}
+              </div>
+            </label>
             <label>Externer Link<input value={f.external} onChange={set('external')} placeholder="https://…" /></label>
           </div>
           <label>Autor:innen (E-Mails, Komma — für gemeinsamen Zugriff)
@@ -371,6 +392,62 @@ function Profile({ onMsg }) {
   );
 }
 
+// ── Autor:innen-Verwaltung (nur Admin) ──────────────────────────────────────
+function Users({ onMsg, currentEmail }) {
+  const [list, setList] = useState(null);
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+
+  async function refresh() {
+    try { setList(await api.listUsers()); }
+    catch (e) { onMsg({ type: 'err', text: e.message }); }
+  }
+  useEffect(() => { refresh(); }, []);
+
+  async function create(e) {
+    e.preventDefault(); setBusy(true);
+    try { await api.createUser(email, password); onMsg({ type: 'ok', text: 'Autor:in angelegt.' }); setEmail(''); setPassword(''); refresh(); }
+    catch (err) { onMsg({ type: 'err', text: err.message }); }
+    finally { setBusy(false); }
+  }
+  async function remove(u) {
+    if (!confirm(`${u.email} löschen?`)) return;
+    try { await api.deleteUser(u.id); refresh(); }
+    catch (e) { onMsg({ type: 'err', text: e.message }); }
+  }
+  async function reset(u) {
+    const pw = prompt(`Neues Passwort für ${u.email}:`);
+    if (!pw) return;
+    try { await api.setPassword(u.id, pw); onMsg({ type: 'ok', text: 'Passwort gesetzt.' }); }
+    catch (e) { onMsg({ type: 'err', text: e.message }); }
+  }
+
+  if (!list) return <div className="empty">…</div>;
+  return (
+    <div className="profile">
+      <div className="profile-card">
+        <h2>Autor:innen</h2>
+        <form className="userform" onSubmit={create}>
+          <input type="email" placeholder="E-Mail" value={email} onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)} required />
+          <input type="text" placeholder="Passwort" value={password} onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} required />
+          <button className="primary" disabled={busy}>Anlegen</button>
+        </form>
+        <ul className="userlist">
+          {list.map((u) => (
+            <li key={u.id}>
+              <span className="t">{u.email}{u.isAdmin && <span className="status live">Admin</span>}</span>
+              <button onClick={() => reset(u)}>Passwort</button>
+              {u.email !== currentEmail && <button onClick={() => remove(u)}>Löschen</button>}
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+        <p className="muted who-mail">Admin-Rechte werden über <code>ADMIN_EMAILS</code> in der .env vergeben (nicht hier).</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // ── Mapping Datei-Lesart → Formular ────────────────────────────────────────
 function fromRead(r) {
   const fm = r.frontmatter || {};
diff --git a/cms/admin/src/api.js b/cms/admin/src/api.js
index bfc9015..7e25453 100644
--- a/cms/admin/src/api.js
+++ b/cms/admin/src/api.js
@@ -43,4 +43,9 @@ export const api = {
   upload: uploadFile,
   getProfile: () => call('/profile'),
   saveProfile: (p) => call('/profile', { method: 'PUT', body: JSON.stringify(p) }),
+  getMe: () => call('/me'),
+  listUsers: () => call('/users'),
+  createUser: (email, password) => call('/users', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ email, password }) }),
+  setPassword: (id, password) => call(`/users/${id}`, { method: 'PUT', body: JSON.stringify({ password }) }),
+  deleteUser: (id) => call(`/users/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
 };
diff --git a/cms/admin/src/styles.css b/cms/admin/src/styles.css
index 23607e5..1a38ef3 100644
--- a/cms/admin/src/styles.css
+++ b/cms/admin/src/styles.css
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ button, input, select, textarea { font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; colo
 
 /* ── Inputs / Buttons (Pill) ── */
 input, select, textarea { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 9px; padding: 9px 11px; width: 100%; }
+/* Einheitliche Höhe für einzeilige Felder (Dropdowns = Textfelder) */
+.fields label:not(.big) input, .fields select, .login input, .profile-card input, .userform input {
+  height: 38px; padding: 0 11px;
+}
 input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent-soft); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(181,74,44,.12); }
 button { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--pill); padding: 8px 16px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 500; transition: .12s; white-space: nowrap; }
 button:hover { border-color: var(--accent-soft); }
@@ -112,9 +116,24 @@ label.check { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 7px; white-space: n
 label.check input { width: auto; }
 label.big input { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 23px; font-weight: 600; padding: 11px 13px; }
 .colorpick { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
-.colorpick .swatch { width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15); flex: none; }
+.colorpick .swatch { width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15); flex: none; }
 .colorpick select { flex: 1; }
 
+/* Cover-Upload */
+.cover-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
+.cover-row input { flex: 1; }
+.cover-row button { height: 38px; flex: none; }
+.cover-thumb { width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: center/cover no-repeat; flex: none; }
+
+/* Autor:innen-Verwaltung */
+.userform { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
+.userform input { flex: 1; }
+.userlist { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
+.userlist li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; }
+.userlist .t { flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; font-family: var(--serif); }
+.userlist button { padding: 5px 12px; font-size: 13px; }
+.userlist .status { padding: 2px 9px; }
+
 /* WYSIWYG-Editor füllt den meisten Platz */
 .rich { flex: 1; min-height: 460px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
 .rich-host { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
diff --git a/cms/api/src/auth.js b/cms/api/src/auth.js
index 909dbb2..1ecdab9 100644
--- a/cms/api/src/auth.js
+++ b/cms/api/src/auth.js
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ export async function requireAuth(c, next) {
   c.set('isAdmin', ADMINS.includes(email));
   await next();
 }
+
+// Nur Admins (nach requireAuth einsetzen).
+export async function requireAdmin(c, next) {
+  if (!c.get('isAdmin')) return c.json({ error: 'Nur für Admins' }, 403);
+  await next();
+}
diff --git a/cms/api/src/index.js b/cms/api/src/index.js
index 3fab169..1260d38 100644
--- a/cms/api/src/index.js
+++ b/cms/api/src/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import preview from './routes/preview.js';
 import publish from './routes/publish.js';
 import upload from './routes/upload.js';
 import profile from './routes/profile.js';
+import users from './routes/users.js';
 import { requireAuth } from './auth.js';
 
 const SITE_DIR = process.env.SITE_DIR || '/site';
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ const app = new Hono();
 app.get('/api/health', (c) => c.json({ ok: true, hugo: '0.161.1+extended' }));
 // Alles unter /api/* (ausser /health oben) braucht ein gültiges Supabase-Token.
 app.use('/api/*', requireAuth);
+app.get('/api/me', (c) => c.json({ email: c.get('email'), isAdmin: c.get('isAdmin') }));
 app.route('/api/content', content);
 app.route('/api/preview', preview);
 app.route('/api/publish', publish);
 app.route('/api/upload', upload);
 app.route('/api/profile', profile);
+app.route('/api/users', users);
 
 // --- Admin-SPA (im Container mitgebaut, unter /admin serviert) ---
 app.get('/admin', (c) => c.redirect('/admin/'));
diff --git a/cms/api/src/routes/users.js b/cms/api/src/routes/users.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4acbc4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/api/src/routes/users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Hono } from 'hono';
+import { supabase } from '../supabase.js';
+import { requireAdmin } from '../auth.js';
+
+// Autoren-/Nutzerverwaltung über die GoTrue-Admin-API (Service-Key). Nur Admins.
+const ADMINS = (process.env.ADMIN_EMAILS || '')
+  .split(',').map((s) => s.trim().toLowerCase()).filter(Boolean);
+
+const users = new Hono();
+users.use('*', requireAdmin);
+
+users.get('/', async (c) => {
+  const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.admin.listUsers();
+  if (error) return c.json({ error: error.message }, 500);
+  const list = (data?.users || []).map((u) => ({
+    id: u.id,
+    email: u.email,
+    created_at: u.created_at,
+    isAdmin: ADMINS.includes((u.email || '').toLowerCase()),
+  }));
+  return c.json(list);
+});
+
+users.post('/', async (c) => {
+  const { email, password } = await c.req.json();
+  if (!email || !password) return c.json({ error: 'E-Mail und Passwort nötig' }, 400);
+  const { data, error } = await supabase.auth.admin.createUser({ email, password, email_confirm: true });
+  if (error) return c.json({ error: error.message }, 400);
+  return c.json({ ok: true, id: data.user.id });
+});
+
+users.put('/:id', async (c) => {
+  const { password } = await c.req.json();
+  if (!password) return c.json({ error: 'Passwort nötig' }, 400);
+  const { error } = await supabase.auth.admin.updateUserById(c.req.param('id'), { password });
+  if (error) return c.json({ error: error.message }, 400);
+  return c.json({ ok: true });
+});
+
+users.delete('/:id', async (c) => {
+  const { error } = await supabase.auth.admin.deleteUser(c.req.param('id'));
+  if (error) return c.json({ error: error.message }, 400);
+  return c.json({ ok: true });
+});
+
+export default users;