Web & CMS
Headless CMS
A headless CMS separates content management from the front end, delivering content through an API to a custom-built presentation layer, often a modern JavaScript framework.
This decoupling enables faster, more flexible, and more secure sites, and lets the same content power multiple channels. For example, WordPress can manage content while a Next.js front end renders it. It demands more development effort but offers greater performance and control.
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