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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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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Quarter in Review: June 2024

We're super excited to unveil the latest Webiny update- release 5.40! This one is again packed with awesome features and enhancements to take your Webiny journey to the next level.

Product News
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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Audit Logs

For our Enterprise customers, we introduced the option to have a monitoring solution which tracks the changes across the entire Webiny application suite.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Multi-step Forms

Are you trying to improve user experience and increase the completion rate for long and complex Form submissions? In Webiny v5.38.0, we are introducing Multi-step Forms to help you with that.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Introducing Bulk Actions

It is now possible to perform bulk actions in Webiny. Whether you're managing Headless CMS entries, pages, or assets, bulk actions can save you time and effort, making your content management process more efficient and your team more productive.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Quarter in Review: November 2023

Webiny v5.38 is Here! This release is packed with valuable new features inspired by our customers. Bringing on board new and more sophisticated clients has prompted us to reimagine some of the functionalities we provide in Webiny.

Product News
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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Page Builder Advanced Content Organization

What if Marie Kondo decides to declutter your Content Management System? What would that look like? Perhaps putting all the content entries neatly in boxes and labelling them using your business logic to define the correct categories.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Page Builder Templates

Create pages from pre-made templates and ensure visual consistency across your content. Save time and effort for your content creators by building re-usable incredible page designs.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Page Builder Grid Upgrade

The upgraded Grid is mind blowing! Using all the new functionalities Webiny has introduced will enable you to create almost any design you can think of, but still keep all elements nicely aligned and the space harmonious.

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Monika ZapryanovaMonika Zapryanova
Reference Field Upgrade

The new reference field will save you and your teams time and effort and will make the links in your content models more robust and easy to maintain.

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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.

Headless CMSWebiny
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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

Next.jsbuild projectscontributed articles
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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.

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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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