Hamed Pakdaman

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

Web Development

CMS for Preact: Headless Content Without the Bundle Cost

How to connect a headless CMS to Preact with zero bundle cost — native fetch, prerendering, and webhook rebuilds.

Aug 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Web Development

CMS for Fresh (Deno): Headless Content with Native Fetch

How to wire a headless CMS to Deno Fresh — web-standard fetch in a handler, edge caching, and webhook cache busting.

Aug 2, 2026 · 4 min read

Web Development

CMS for Flask: Add a Real Editor Without Building One

How to connect a headless CMS to Flask — fetch in a view with requests, cache-bust with webhooks, and skip building an editor.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

CMS for FastAPI: Add Content to an API-Only Stack

How to add a blog or marketing content to a FastAPI stack — async httpx fetches, caching, and webhook cache invalidation.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

CMS for Symfony: A PHP-Native Content Layer for Your App

How to add content to a Symfony app with a PHP-native CMS — fetch via the HTTP client, share your stack, or run it alongside. Sulu compared.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

CMS for Slim (PHP): Content Without Bloating a Microframework

How to add content to a Slim PHP app with a PHP-native headless CMS — fetch with Guzzle, cache-bust with webhooks, stay lightweight.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

CMS for Express: Add Content to a Node App Without Building One

How to add a blog to an Express app with a headless CMS — native fetch, caching, webhooks, and Strapi compared.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

Wagtail Alternatives: 5 CMS Options Beyond Django

Five Wagtail alternatives — leave the Django stack for UnfoldCMS, Directus, Strapi, or Payload, or stay Python with Django CMS.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read