Hamed Pakdaman

CMS

Best CMS for Membership Sites in 2026 (Gated Content, Logins, Paywalls)

What a membership site needs (accounts, gated content, recurring billing), the build-vs-buy decision, and the three main ways to build one.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

Web Development

CMS for Gatsby in 2026: Options for a Framework in Maintenance Mode

CMS advice for Gatsby sites that acknowledges where the framework stands in 2026.

Aug 2, 2026 · 7 min read

Headless CMS

Headless CMS API Auth: The Two-Surface Model

The two-surface model for CMS API auth and the operational playbook around tokens.

Aug 2, 2026 · 8 min read

CMS

CMS vs Custom Build: When to Stop Coding Your Own

The build-vs-buy decision for content management, argued with a builder's receipts.

Aug 2, 2026 · 8 min read

Web Development

Best CMS for Vue Developers in 2026

The Vue and Nuxt view of the CMS field, including the one major CMS whose admin is written in Vue.

Aug 2, 2026 · 7 min read

Web Development

CMS for Eleventy (11ty): Headless Content for Your Static Site

How to connect a self-hosted headless CMS to Eleventy — build-time fetches, webhook rebuilds, and when markdown is enough.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

CMS for Django: When a Headless Content Layer Beats Wagtail

The Django admin is not a content editor. When a headless CMS beats Wagtail, how to wire it into a view, and what you give up.

Aug 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Web Development

CMS for Rails: Stop Rebuilding WordPress One Gem at a Time

When a headless CMS beats a hand-built Rails CMS — fetch content in a controller, bust cache with webhooks, and the honest tradeoffs.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

Kirby CMS Alternatives: 5 Options When You Outgrow Flat Files

Five Kirby alternatives compared — stay flat-file with Grav/Statamic, or move to a database CMS like UnfoldCMS, Payload, or Directus.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

Grav CMS Alternatives: 5 Options Beyond Flat Files

Five Grav alternatives — Kirby and Statamic to stay flat-file, or UnfoldCMS, Payload, and Directus for a database and API.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

ButterCMS Alternatives: Own Your Content, Drop the Subscription

Five ButterCMS alternatives — self-host with UnfoldCMS, Strapi, or Directus, or find a better SaaS in Sanity or Storyblok.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

DatoCMS Alternatives: 5 Options to Own Your Content

Five DatoCMS alternatives — self-host with UnfoldCMS, Strapi, or Directus, or stay SaaS with Sanity or Contentful. GraphQL notes included.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read