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Headless CMS: The Hype, The Reality, The Mis-Sold Dream
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Headless CMS: The Hype, The Reality, The Mis-Sold Dream

Headless CMS promised freedom but delivered complexity, hidden costs, and greater developer dependency. Instead of empowering marketers, it slowed them down. This article exposes the pitfalls of headless CMS and introduces a better way forward—flexible, scalable, and truly marketer-friendly content management.

Sven Al Hamad
Sven Al Hamad
April 01, 2025

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Ben ReadBen Read
Alternatives to Heroku’s Free Tier

Heroku announced it's free tier plans are being phased out. Is there an alternative to Heroku?

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Sven Al HamadSven Al Hamad
Webiny raises $3.5M in Seed round led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund

Webiny announces the seed round investment and plans for the future.

ServerlessInvestmentOpen sourceProduct News
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Sven Al HamadSven Al Hamad
Serverless makes SaaS business model obsolete, and open-source is the new king

Explore the factors you should consider next time you're choosing a solution for your organisation.

ServerlessOpen SourceSAASSoftware Development
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AshutoshAshutosh
5 Things to Avoid When Writing Cypress Tests

Learn how to avoid 5 common mistakes when writing Cypress tests that will ease your end-to-end testing experience

CypressEnd-to-End testingWeb developmentOpen source
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Mislav StreicherMislav Streicher
5 Reasons why Open Source is superior over SaaS

Learn how to minimize the investments in software while getting the most benefits out of it.

Open SourceSaaSServerlessSoftware
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AshutoshAshutosh
Lighting fast search with Elasticsearch

Learn how to get started with Elasticsearch & implement a fast search for your app in less than 10 minutes!

ElasticsearchWeb developmentOpen sourceJavascript
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Albiona HotiAlbiona Hoti
Webiny Hacktoberfest 2020 Final Week

For all of you who participated in Hacktoberfest this month, don’t forget that the clock is ticking on preparing those pull-requests getting accepted/merged. 🚀

HacktoberfestOpen SourceWeb DevelopmentServerlessReactjs
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Mislav StreicherMislav Streicher
What is Commercial Open Source Software

Addressing the paradox of open source software - can you build a business around something that is made to be free?

ServerlessSoftware developmentOpen sourceWeb development
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Albiona HotiAlbiona Hoti
Webiny Hacktoberfest 2020

We're excited to announce that Webiny will participate in Hacktoberfest for the first time! 🚀

HacktoberfestOpen SourceWeb DevelopmentServerlessReactjs
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Sven Al HamadSven Al Hamad
Headless CMS: The Hype, The Reality, The Mis-Sold Dream

Headless CMS promised freedom but delivered complexity, hidden costs, and greater developer dependency. Instead of empowering marketers, it slowed them down. This article exposes the pitfalls of headless CMS and introduces a better way forward—flexible, scalable, and truly marketer-friendly content management.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Introducing the New Delete Model and Content Feature in Webiny Headless CMS

This new feature empowers users to permanently delete a content model and all its associated data directly from the user interface without any engineering support or complex scripts.

CMSWebiny
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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Introducing Our Latest Release: Version 5.42.0

We’re excited to announce Webiny 5.42.0, packed with new features and improvements to enhance your experience! This release brings even more powerful content management capabilities, enhanced developer tools, and critical performance upgrades.

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Sachin M ManeSachin M Mane
Building a Notion Clone with Next.js and Webiny: Part 5 - Side Navigation and List Child Pages

In this tutorial, we will add a side navigation menu that will list all documents

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Sachin M ManeSachin M Mane
Building a Notion Clone with Next.js and Webiny: Part 4 - Create Document

In this tutorial, we will create our first Wotion Document.

Next.jsbuild projectscontributed articles
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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
New Feature: Record Locking: Enhancing Collaboration in Webiny Headless CMS

The Record Locking mechanism in Webiny Headless CMS version 5.40 ensures that only one user can edit a content entry at a time, preventing accidental data overwrites or loss.

CMSWebiny
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Sachin M ManeSachin M Mane
Building a Notion Clone with Next.js and Webiny: Part 3 - Sign Up & Login with Amplify UI

In this tutorial, we will implement the Sign Up and Login functionality using Amplify UI.

Next.jsbuild projectscontributed articles
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Sachin M ManeSachin M Mane
Building a Notion Clone with Next.js and Webiny: Part 2 - Next.js App Setup

In this tutorial, we will set up the Next.js app and build the Wotion Home Page.

Next.jsbuild projectscontributed articles
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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
New Feature: Trash Bin for Headless CMS

In digital content creation, accidental deletions can derail projects and cause frustration. To address this, Webiny introduces the Trash Bin feature in version 5.40, providing a safety net against data loss.

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