Hamed Pakdaman

Headless CMS

How to Migrate From Kontent.ai to a Self-Hosted CMS

Move off Kontent.ai to a self-hosted CMS — export via Delivery API, flatten structured rich-text, rewrite to REST, and protect SEO.

Aug 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Headless CMS

How to Migrate From Agility CMS to a Self-Hosted CMS

Move off Agility CMS to a self-hosted CMS — export via Content API, flatten page modules, and protect rankings with redirects.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Headless CMS

How to Migrate From Kentico to a Self-Hosted CMS

Move off the Kentico .NET DXP to a self-hosted CMS — export, map page types, rebuild the front end, and protect SEO through URL aliases.

Aug 2, 2026 · 6 min read

CMS

CMS for a Support Center: Own Your Help Content and Its SEO

What a support center needs from a CMS, and why a self-hosted one beats a help-desk KB for SEO and ownership. Honest tradeoffs.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

CMS for a Microsite: Lightweight Content Without the Overhead

Why a lightweight headless CMS fits microsites — real editor, lean front end, one server for many sites. When a page builder fits better.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

CMS

CMS for a Help Desk: The Knowledge Base Half, Done Right

How a CMS handles the knowledge-base half of a help desk and what it does not — pair it with ticketing. SEO and ownership wins explained.

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Web Development

Best CMS for SolidStart in 2026

SolidStart consumes any content API through query and createAsync. Here's the honest CMS shortlist and how to wire it.

Aug 2, 2026 · 9 min read

Headless CMS

Migrating from Strapi: When Node Deployment Pain Wins (2026)

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.

Jul 14, 2026 · 10 min read

Headless CMS

Migrating from Contentful: The Honest Guide (2026)

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.

Jul 12, 2026 · 10 min read

Web Development

Theming a shadcn CMS: 3 Themes from One Codebase

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.

Jul 11, 2026 · 8 min read

Web Development

Customizing the shadcn Admin: Fork-and-Modify Beats Vendor Widgets

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.

Jul 9, 2026 · 9 min read

Headless CMS

shadcn CMS vs Strapi: Honest Admin UX Comparison (2026)

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.

Jul 8, 2026 · 9 min read