SolidStart consumes any content API through query and createAsync. Here's the honest CMS shortlist and how to wire it.
Strapi is a serious CMS until the Node deployment ops surface (PM2, Docker, DB tuning, security patches) becomes the bottleneck. Honest migration paths to UnfoldCMS, Payload, Sanity, or flat-file. When to leave, when to stay, real cost math.
When migrating off Contentful makes sense and when it doesn't. Replacement landscape (UnfoldCMS, Payload, Strapi, Directus, Sanity, flat-file). Honest 4-week migration plan, what you trade, hidden costs.
UnfoldCMS ships three production themes from one codebase via Tailwind v4 CSS variables. No build per theme, no duplicated components. Adding a fourth theme is one file. Architecture, migration cost, what doesn't theme well.
Vendor widget APIs limit what you can change in a CMS admin. A shadcn-based admin lets you fork any file and modify it like any code in your repo. Why fork-and-modify wins over 12 months, and where vendor widgets are still the right pick.
Strapi is the most popular self-hosted headless CMS. UnfoldCMS is the only one with admin built on shadcn/ui. Honest comparison on stack, hosting, plugins, licensing, when each one fits.
A complete step-by-step guide to deploying a self-hosted CMS on a VPS — from blank server to production-ready in 2–4 hours.
What data ownership actually means for a CMS in 2026 — the legal layer (GDPR, NIS2), the practical layer (export, lock-in), and the architectural layer (where your bytes live).
The average WordPress site runs 25 plugins. Each one is third-party code with database access. Here is what it actually costs you and when to switch.
Half of CMS bugs come from drifted types. The case for TypeScript-first CMSes — what end-to-end type safety means, who delivers it, and how to test it.
A 10-point evaluation framework for choosing a headless CMS in 2026 — with how to test each item, red flags, and what good looks like in practice.
Self-hosting your CMS collapses your DPA stack, removes Schrems II concerns, and makes GDPR erasure trivial. The compliance case for owning your CMS in 2026.
