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Headless CMS Development
A headless CMS separates content editing from the frontend that displays it — editors work in a proper interface, developers keep full control over how content renders, and neither side is constrained by the other. This matters once a site has non-technical people who need to publish or update content regularly without a developer in the loop for every change.
I integrate headless CMS platforms into React and Next.js sites, structuring content models around what the site actually needs rather than a generic blog template.
Problems This Solves
- arrow_rightContent changes that require a developer because copy is hardcoded into components
- arrow_rightA traditional CMS (WordPress) that's slow and hard to secure, used only for its editing interface
- arrow_rightNeeding the same content to power multiple frontends — website, app, marketing pages
- arrow_rightNon-technical team members needing to publish content independently
What's Included
- checkContent model design matched to the site's actual content types
- checkCMS setup and editor onboarding
- checkIntegration into React/Next.js with static generation or ISR for content pages
- checkPreview mode for editors to check unpublished changes
- checkImage and asset handling through the CMS
How I Work
- Define the content types the site actually needs — not a generic 'blog post' model if the content is more structured than that
- Set up the CMS and content model, matched to how editors will actually use it
- Build the frontend integration, choosing static generation, ISR, or on-demand fetching per content type
- Add preview functionality so editors can check content before publishing
- Migrate existing content if moving off a previous CMS
Technology Stack
- arrow_rightNext.js
- arrow_rightHeadless CMS (Sanity, Contentful, or similar)
- arrow_rightIncremental Static Regeneration
- arrow_rightnext/image for CMS-hosted assets
Suitable For
Content-heavy sites — blogs, marketing sites, resource libraries — where non-technical staff need to publish regularly, and any team migrating off WordPress that still wants a proper editing experience without WordPress itself running the frontend.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which headless CMS do you recommend?add
It depends on the content model and team's technical comfort — Sanity for structured, developer-friendly content with a customizable studio; Contentful for larger teams wanting a more polished out-of-the-box editing experience. The right choice depends on the specific content types involved.
Can editors see changes before they go live?add
Yes, through Next.js's preview mode, which renders draft content from the CMS on a preview URL before it's published to the live site.
How does this affect page load speed?add
Content pages are typically statically generated at build time or via incremental static regeneration, so visitors get pre-rendered HTML rather than a live CMS query on every request — the CMS only gets hit at build/revalidation time, not per page view.
Can we migrate from WordPress?add
Yes — content gets exported from WordPress and mapped into the new CMS's content model, which is also a good opportunity to clean up an accumulated, inconsistent content structure.