CMS for Event Websites (2026)
Run the event schedule, speakers, and sponsors on a CMS; embed a ticketing service for registration. The content-plus-tickets split.
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Run the event schedule, speakers, and sponsors on a CMS; embed a ticketing service for registration. The content-plus-tickets split.
LMS handles progress and payments; a CMS handles course copy, marketing pages, and the blog. Don't force one tool to do both.
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.
Move off Agility CMS to a self-hosted CMS — export via Content API, flatten page modules, and protect rankings with redirects.
Move off Kontent.ai to a self-hosted CMS — export via Delivery API, flatten structured rich-text, rewrite to REST, and protect SEO.
Move off ButterCMS to a self-hosted CMS — export via REST, map, carry over SEO fields, and protect rankings. A light, REST-to-REST move.
Move off Craft CMS to a self-hosted CMS — export, map sections, carry over SEO, and protect rankings with redirects. Both PHP.
Five MODX alternatives that keep your markup freedom — headless UnfoldCMS/Strapi/Directus or Statamic templating, with a more active ecosystem.
Five Concrete CMS alternatives compared — modern PHP, biggest ecosystem, fully headless, or flat-file. In-context editing notes included.
Five TYPO3 alternatives — modern PHP with UnfoldCMS, the WordPress ecosystem, headless Strapi/Directus, or flat-file Statamic.
Five Sitecore alternatives — drop the DXP for a light CMS like UnfoldCMS, mid-market Contentful, open-source Strapi/Directus, or lighter .NET.
How to add content to a Slim PHP app with a PHP-native headless CMS — fetch with Guzzle, cache-bust with webhooks, stay lightweight.