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Why Choose a Headless Content Management System Platform?
Steve Hamilton
Chief Technology Officer
A Headless CMS is a content management system where the "web head" (i.e. the rendering of the web pages) is not part of the system, hence the term "headless". Headless CMSs do not deliver web pages, but collect and distribute content via APIs, leaving the website front-end to fetch and display the content.If you prize speed and front-end flexibility or have a wide variety of different sources and outputs of content and are willing to forgo some of the benefits of a traditional CMS, then a headless approach might make sense for you.
What are some the benefits to a Headless CMS approach?
It's also important to remember that you can get the best of the both worlds- using a traditional CMS with a headless CMS. Headless CMSs are designed to pull content from a variety of locations, so different teams working on different systems can contribute content easily using APIs. Sitecore, for example, allows you to access your content traditionally via web pages, as well as via APIs in the headless model.
Things to Consider with Headless CMS
Many other factors come into play when selecting the right platform but need and fit must drive the selection. Properly balancing these needs and identifying the right tools for the job is key to project success.
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