{"id":63407,"date":"2023-09-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/?p=63407"},"modified":"2024-09-04T21:40:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T04:40:20","slug":"what-is-a-headless-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/blog\/design-dev\/what-is-a-headless-cms.htm","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Headless CMS & When Does It Make Sense to Use One?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The popularity of headless web applications has been steadily rising. Why? Because Facebook. I’m only sort of kidding because Facebook created React, the popular JavaScript framework that catapulted headless architectures into the limelight a few years ago. But they’ve also become popular due to their ability to address the evolving demands in what has become a complex digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses are adopting headless architecture for many reasons. Some of those include blending new sources of data, the ability to adapt quickly to changing customer expectations and providing personalized user experiences.
But just because headless web applications are popular and modern does not mean they are a good fit for all businesses and web applications. In this article, I will discuss the pros and cons of headless web applications, who I think is a good fit for this type of architecture, and potential resource and budget pitfalls that could arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Headless CMS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Headless web applications are a development approach where the front-end and back-end of a web application are decoupled. In this architecture, the front end, responsible for user interface and presentation, operates independently from the back end, which manages the main source of content data. They communicate through APIs to present the content needed for the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I will often use “headless CMS” and “headless web application” interchangeably. Understand that a headless web application does not require there to be a CMS (content management system) involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional Monolithic vs. Headless Web Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In traditional monolithic web applications, the front-end and back-end are tightly integrated into a single codebase, where the user interface, content entry, data management, and functional logic are all managed. In contrast, headless web applications separate the front-end and back-end, allowing them to operate independently and communicate through APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n