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Discussion on: What is the purpose of a Headless CMS ? and which one to chose

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Dennis Frijlink

A headless CMS is a content management system that provides the Data over an API. The term “headless” comes from the concept of chopping the “head” (the front end, i.e. the website) off the “body” (the back end, i.e. the content repository). A headless CMS remains with an interface to add content and a RESTful API (JSON, XML) to deliver content wherever you need it.

The Headless CMS I love is Directus: directus.io/. Not sure you are experienced with Wordpress, but you can also use WP as a headless CMS with the API they provide: developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/