Building a Headless CMS‑Powered Site with Next.js
Build a headless CMS‑powered Next.js site with content modelling, fetch layers, mapped front‑end shapes, preview, rendering choices, and scale cleanly.
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CMS
A Content Management System (CMS) is the editorial layer many teams rely on to create, structure, and publish content across the web. Whether traditional or headless, a CMS shapes workflow, governance, content modelling, and how reliably the front end can deliver performant, scalable, search‑friendly experiences.
Below you will find a subset of articles from my blog specifically about CMS. Although this is a topic I've been working with for many years, it's fair to say that I've not written about it often. I've only managed to publish five articles about it, which you can see and read below.
Building a Headless CMS‑Powered Site with Next.js. 
All About Headless CMSes. All About Headless CMSes
Websites have not been set‑and‑forget for a long time now, and without the technical know‑how to update a static site, CMSes are a key part of web development.
Preview Mode in Next.js with a Headless CMS. Preview Mode in Next.js with a Headless CMS
Preview Mode in Next.js explained with a headless CMS, draft content workflows, preview cookies, and how editors can see unpublished pages safely.
Removing p Tags from Contentful List Items. Removing
pTags from Contentful List ItemsOne of the quirks of rendering Rich Text from Contentful is that list items come wrapped in paragraph <p> tags. Fortunately, this is a simple one to resolve.
Rendering Contentful Rich Code Snippets in Gatsby. Rendering Contentful Rich Code Snippets in Gatsby
Contentful rich text and Gatsby work well together until code snippets enter the picture. This guide shows how to render inline and block code cleanly.