{"id":9385,"date":"2025-11-09T15:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/what-is-a-headless-cms-system\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:47:52","slug":"what-is-a-headless-cms-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/what-is-a-headless-cms-system\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a headless CMS system?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“What is a headless CMS system?“<\/em><\/h2>\n

A classic content management system (CMS)<\/strong> such as WordPress or Typo3 combines backend, database and frontend<\/strong> into a fixed system. Content is maintained directly in the system and displayed on a website in the specified design – ideal as long as you only operate a single website<\/strong>. However, as soon as content is to be provided for multiple channels – such as websites, mobile apps, online stores or interactive displays<\/strong> – this model quickly reaches its limits. <\/p>\n

A headless CMS<\/strong>, on the other hand, completely separates the backend (content management)<\/strong> from the frontend (presentation)<\/strong>. Instead of “building” a website directly, the headless CMS delivers the content to any application via an API (Application Programming Interface)<\/g>. This content can then be flexibly embedded in a wide variety of digital experiences<\/strong> – on websites, in apps, in chatbots or even on smartwatches and voice assistants. <\/p>\n

This makes a headless CMS the central content hub<\/strong> of your digital world. Content only needs to be created and maintained once, but can be played out on many channels simultaneously – consistently, efficiently and future-proof. <\/p>\n

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A headless CMS is API-first<\/strong>, multi-channel capable<\/strong> and future-oriented<\/strong>. It offers maximum flexibility for companies that want to use their content independently of rigid templates and system boundaries – as part of modern digital experience platforms (DXP)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Find out more about how you can implement a headless CMS project in this article<\/a>. Or read more about trends on the headless CMS<\/a><\/strong> and the future of content management systems (CMS). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“What is a headless CMS system?“ A classic content management system (CMS) such as WordPress or Typo3 combines backend, database and frontend into a fixed system. Content is maintained directly in the system and displayed on a website in the specified design – ideal as long as you only operate a single website. However, as","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9385"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9418,"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9385\/revisions\/9418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rettenmund.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}