Headless CMS implementation
A headless CMS lets your team maintain content once in Statamic and use it in every channel via an API.
Background
A headless CMS separates content management from presentation. Your editorial team maintains content centrally in Statamic, and an API delivers it to the website, app, customer portal or digital displays. For companies with several channels, that means one source and no duplicate maintenance.
In a traditional CMS, content and presentation are tightly linked. With headless, the front end can be replaced later without migrating content. Because the CMS is not publicly exposed, the attack surface is smaller too.
When headless pays off
Content is used across several channels or applications
Different teams develop the front end and back end
Load time and scaling are critical, for example during campaigns
The front end needs to be replaceable independently of the CMS
For a straightforward company website, a traditional CMS is often more economical. In that case, that is what we recommend.
Why Statamic
Statamic provides both a REST API and a GraphQL API, along with a clear control panel. It is built on Laravel, so custom logic and integrations can be added directly. A hybrid set-up also works: the website is served as usual, and the app and partners pull the same content via the API.
Editors work in the same control panel they would use for a traditional website. There is no extra SaaS contract and no billing per API call. Your content stays on your own servers or with a hosting provider of your choice.
Approach
Define the content model and channels
Set up Statamic and configure fields and roles
Secure, cache and document the API
Connect the front end, for example with Svelte, Vue.js or static site generation
Train the editorial team and migrate content
Operation
API responses are cached, and front ends are delivered via a CDN. After each publication, the cache is refreshed selectively so changes appear immediately. Preview and approvals also work in headless mode. CMS and front-end updates can be applied separately. Monitoring covers the API and the front end independently. Our Laravel-based headless projects include work for PlanetHome.