When is Headless CMS the Right Choice Over Traditional CMS?

Kane Jason
2 min readAug 5, 2022
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The phrase “headless CMS” first gained popularity globally around 2015.

Organizations look for ways to become agile and provide pleasant digital experiences to customers. Sooner or later the organizations realize that content management is holding them back. As a result, they choose to switch to headless CMS. If you are one of those who want to shift to headless CMS or want to start a new business with headless CMS, this article is for you to understand all about headless CMS, the benefits of headless CMS, and the difference between traditional CMS vs headless CMS, and its platforms.

Let’s explore what headless CMS is in more detail.

Headless Vs. Traditional CMS:

Headless CMS Vs. Traditional CMS Structure, How does it work?

How does your content get onto your website if the frontend and the backend are separate in Headless CMS?

An API (application programming interface) is incorporated by a headless CMS to transmit and distribute your content to many channels. Your intention to publish content on websites, mobile applications, or other digital platforms and devices doesn’t matter. All of these external channels get content from your CMS and deploy it through the APIs.

What are APIs and how do they work with headless?

A Headless CMS is fundamentally a content repository that makes content available to any platform via an API. Continue reading — https://bit.ly/3SFJIvZ

Also, You’ll get the pros and cons of the Headless CMS.

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Kane Jason

Kane helps clients by transforming businesses through innovative ideas on their digital journey.