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A Traditional CMS allows to generate and share content on their website and apps. It includes everything like CRUD operation – creation, reading, updating, deleting of content and also how the content is displayed.

Traditional CMS have unified architecture where backend (content creation and store operation) and frontend (presenting the content) are tightly connected to each other and are depended on each other.

So, what’s the problem with this architecture – why tech world is demanding for headless. And how it solves the problem that traditional CMS can’t do.

How Headless is a smarter choice?

Lets take a look at the top three reasons why Headless is becoming popular among businesses.

  • Now a days, businesses are looking to manage content and deliver it to locations beyond the web browser like smart devices like devices fitted in automobiles to smartwatches and even virtual reality headsets.
  • Businesses are finding smarter solutions for their data security and that are much costlier with the traditional way because of unified architecture.
  • Third thing is businesses are facing much tougher marketing competition and need trending and latest feature to compete

 

This is why the idea of Headless CMS came into existence. A headless CMS has decoupled architecture that offers back end content management only without having the knowledge of presentation layer.

Businesses can manage multiple presentation layers and can use any frontend they want to display the content, meaning they can deliver the content beyond the web browsers.

Headless works on the basis of Publish Once push everywhere idea which is adopted along with the rise of the Omnichannel presence of a brand and the advent of Digital Experience platforms.

Generally, Headless CMS reduce the amount of infrastructure that internet is facing and hence it reduces the attack surface that can be targeted and smaller attack area is always difficult to target. 

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Then why Drupal is the first choice for businesses?

If you are intended to invest in a headless CMS that will power the website for feasible features, you need to select a solution that remains stable and solid and also supports your business requirement.

Drupal is very often and matured choice when a headless CMS is required. The reason is Drupal has more out of the box features and functionalities. It is one of the most mature CMS along with fantastic APIs.

Drupal Community is very large and working so heavily to allow Drupal to be a great API-driven CMS.

More consumers for your content

Businesses communicate not only through their website but via multiple channels. Drupal Headless can push content to various other places. Drupal is incredibly positioned to be the source of content for various consumers.

Microsite Manager

Sometimes businesses need to create multiple websites like for each brand, event, promotion and country etc. but that will share a lot of content. In such cases, Drupal can deliver content to all the microsites. Microsites can be quickly created and closed whenever need arises and the content can be contained in one content hub.

Need for an Elegant UI

Drupal is amazing for content creation and data storage but if some businesses need heavy front end, JavaScript is a better choice. JavaScript helps in building fantastic interactions. Businesses can make a smarter choice with Drupal engine and can create frontend in advance with JavaScript libraries like React and Angular. Reducing Technological dependency on one Platform

An ideal practice for businesses is to maintain fresh modern look and undergo a re-design every few years, that needs to rebuild a whole architect with huge backends. In such cases, the overall cost of the website might turn out to be lower.

Empowered both Decoupled and Hybrid Architecture:

There are many other traditional CMS that are empowering headless CMS but level of maturity and support is not that grown-up just because of plastering the API model on the top of it. But Drupal is providing the rest API’s from so long and build into its core.

Headless API’s, browser can interact the same page with traditional ways as well as Headless Method.

Hybrid approach enables the front-end experience of JavaScript while editorial and technical teams can both continue to take benefits of valuable Drupal capabilities on the backend.

Some of the Best Features that makes Drupal a mature Headless CMS

Features of Headless Drupal

Drupal itself is a very mature CMS powering 1 million plus websites, it is backed by a large community of developer. It is an enterprise level solution that will be supported in future. The space offers a massive number of modules which extend the basic functionality. Here is the list of extensive features why it is an enterprise level solution.

  • The Rest API integrated in Drupal: In Drupal rest API is not additionally added to it. Rather API’s are deeply integrated into the CMS. Interacting with the API is same like interacting with the browser. This leads to work all Drupal goodies work out of the box, modules extended will also work with the services and you can create your own module that can be worked headless being a part of CMS.
  • JSON: API module will work as JSON: API developers that are familiar with standards can quickly start without having expert knowledge.
  • GraphQL: It can show the maturity level offering a massive amount of usage, testing and support.
  • Vast Vendor Support: It is very important to make sure that your headless CMS can get the support it needs. Drupal stand out well in this case also. There are wide range of agencies that are providing Drupal support. In other case that vendor support can be limited.

 

If you are about to invest in headless CMS, you need to choose a robust, stable and flexible solution that can provide a long-term solution. Drupal is and interesting approach to build features-rich interactive websites and create a content hub which can empower various websites and media that are consuming API’s Drupal stands out as a robust flexible solution with a vast community.

Wish to get started with Drupal? Our team of experts at Altudo will help you out in the best possible ways. Drop a Hi! at marketing@altudo.co and our team will reach out.