Web Development
What is a headless CMS?
Quick answer
A headless CMS is a content system that stores your content and serves it through an API, with no built-in front end. Your website or app pulls that content and controls exactly how it looks — so the same content can power a site, an app, and more.
Traditional CMSs (like classic WordPress) tie content and presentation together. A headless CMS (Sanity, Strapi, Contentful, or headless WordPress) separates the two: editors manage content in one place, and developers render it with a fast, modern front end such as Next.js.
The payoff is speed, security, and flexibility — content can be reused across channels and the front end isn't limited by the CMS's theme system. It's ideal when you want a very fast site plus easy content editing.
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