Hamed Pakdaman

Full-stack engineer, 10+ years building and scaling web apps. Creator of UnfoldCMS, an open-source Laravel CMS built for modern developer workflows.

344 posts

CMS

Building a Blog with a Modern CMS: A Hands-On Tutorial

End-to-end tutorial — install UnfoldCMS, write your first post, attach a featured image, schedule it, and ship it live. Includes the headless JSON API tour.

May 24, 2026 · 14 min read

CMS

Laravel CMS vs WordPress: The Honest 2026 Comparison

A feature-by-feature comparison of Laravel CMS distributions vs WordPress in 2026: stack, security debt, plugin coverage, 5-year TCO, and what migration actually looks like.

May 24, 2026 · 15 min read

Web Development

Headless CMS Examples: 5 Real Implementations in 2026

Everyone selling headless CMS shows the same demo blog. Here are 5 real production architecture patterns — what is actually in the stack, what breaks, what to copy.

May 20, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

WordPress Alternatives for Ecommerce: 2026 Honest Guide

WooCommerce runs 33% of online stores by path dependency, not because it's good. Here's an honest 2026 guide to Shopify, BigCommerce, headless commerce, and self-hosted alternatives.

May 20, 2026 · 9 min read

CMS

CMS Customization: Themes, Plugins, or Code?

Every CMS sells customization. Few are honest about what that word means. Here's an honest comparison of themes, plugins, and code customization — and how to pick the right one for your team.

May 20, 2026 · 9 min read

CMS

WordPress Alternatives for Blogs: Honest 2026 Guide

WordPress isn't the only option for blogs. Here's an honest 2026 guide to Ghost, Substack, Hashnode, and self-hosted alternatives — with real tradeoffs, not marketing copy.

May 20, 2026 · 11 min read

CMS

Avoiding Vendor Lock-In With Self-Hosted CMS

Lock-in isn't about contracts — it's about proprietary data, vendor APIs, and rebuild costs. Here's what enterprise SaaS CMS actually costs and how self-hosting changes the math.

May 20, 2026 · 9 min read

CMS

Headless CMS for Small Business: Is It Worth the Complexity?

Headless CMS isn't too complex — it's just not right for every business. Here's an honest look at when it makes sense for small teams, and when it doesn't.

May 20, 2026 · 10 min read

Web Development

How to Add a Custom shadcn Component to Your CMS

Three tutorials for adding, customizing, and composing shadcn/ui components in the UnfoldCMS admin — no plugin API, just edit the file.

May 18, 2026 · 13 min read

Web Development

From shadcn Dashboard Template to Full CMS: Migration Guide

You built the shadcn dashboard. Now you need a blog, SEO meta, media uploads, and RBAC. Here is what you will build by hand - and why UnfoldCMS already ships it all.

May 18, 2026 · 9 min read