WordPress & Headless CMS
Content you can edit yourself, on a site built to last.
When your team needs to publish and update content on its own, I build on a content management system. That can mean a custom WordPress site with an editor you'll recognize, or a headless CMS like Strapi or Prismic paired with a fast, modern front end for sites and web apps that need more flexibility.
WordPress is still a great choice for content-heavy sites — blogs, news, resources, and service pages your team updates often — as long as it's built cleanly, with a custom theme and no pile of plugins slowing it down. For projects that outgrow a traditional site, a headless CMS keeps the easy editing experience but separates it from the front end, so the same content can power a website, a web app, or both, with the speed and flexibility of custom code.
- Custom WordPress themes, not bloated page builders
- Editing screens set up around your actual content
- Headless CMS builds on Strapi or Prismic, with fast, modern front ends
- Web apps powered by the same content as your site
- Search- and AI-ready structure from launch
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Common questions
What is a headless CMS?
It's a content management system that stores and edits your content but doesn't control how it's displayed. Your team still gets a friendly editor, while the website or app that shows the content is custom-built — which usually means faster pages and more freedom in design and features.
Should I choose WordPress or a headless CMS?
WordPress is a great fit for most content-driven business sites and is familiar to a lot of teams. A headless CMS makes more sense when you need top performance, a custom web app, or the same content shown in more than one place. I'll recommend the right fit after learning how you'll use the site.
Which headless CMS do you use?
Mainly Strapi and Prismic. Strapi is open source and can be self-hosted, which gives full control over your content and data. Prismic is fully hosted, with an especially easy editor for marketing teams that build pages from reusable sections. Which one fits comes down to your budget, your team, and how much control you want.
Can my team update the site without calling you?
Yes — that's the whole point. Editing screens are set up around your content, and I'll walk your team through publishing and updating before launch.
Can you take over or rebuild an existing WordPress site?
Yes — I can clean up and update an existing WordPress site, or rebuild it from the ground up if it's slow or hard to manage, with redirects in place so no links or rankings are lost.
Can you build a web app, not just a website?
Yes — headless CMS platforms work well as the content back end for custom web apps, like member portals, resource libraries, or product catalogs. We'll scope the features together before any build starts.
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