Headless CMS: What it is and its main features
Posted on June 16, 2024 - by Andy Cinquin
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Have you heard about headless CMSs?
What is it?
A headless CMS is a Content Management System that separates content management (the "back-end") from content presentation (the "front-end").
Here are the main characteristics of a headless CMS:
- Content is stored and managed independently of its presentation. Authors can create, modify, and organize content without worrying about the layout.
- Content is exposed via an API (often a REST or GraphQL API). This allows any front-end application (website, mobile app, etc.) to fetch the content it needs.
- The presentation of the content is entirely managed by the front-end application. This offers great flexibility in the choice of technologies and designs.
- The headless CMS focuses solely on content management, making it simpler, more efficient, and easier to maintain than a traditional CMS that handles both content and presentation.
What does it actually correspond to?
A tool that will replace your API to manage your API and data much more easily.
When you need to manage your data, you have several choices: Java API (Spring Boot, etc.), PHP API (with Symfony for example), Python (FastAPI), or JavaScript (Express, etc.), or even other technology choices for APIs, such as Rust or C# for example.
But these tools require trained teams, a lot of time, and especially money.
So, what are the alternative solutions?
Using a CMS
You can opt for a CMS like Strapi, PocketBase, or Directus, to name a few.
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For example, with Strapi, it works this way: visually, you describe your data and create your APIs. This will simply provide endpoints to process and view your data, all in just a few minutes.
You then save a lot of time and money, as your API, in just a few minutes or hours, is available and fully functional.
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