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What is a Headless CMS? (And Why You Need One)

Decoupling your content from your code. Why Sanity, Strapi, and Contentful are the future of content management.

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What is a Headless CMS? (And Why You Need One)
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The "Headless" Concept

Traditional CMS (WordPress): Head (Frontend) and Body (Backend) are glued together. Headless CMS: Body Only (Content). The Head can be anything (Website, App, Smart Watch, VR Headset).

Benefits

  1. Omnichannel: Write content once, publish to Website, Android App, and iOS App instantly.
  2. Security: Your content database is hidden from the public.
  3. Flexibility: Developers can use modern frameworks (React) without fighting CMS restrictions.

Popular Choices

  • Sanity.io: Best for customization.
  • Strapi: Open source, self-hosted.
  • Contentful: Enterprise grade.

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