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What is CMS? Definition and explanations

A CMS (Content Management System) is software for creating, organising and publishing content without touching code: pages, articles, media, menus, editing rights. It separates editorial work from technical work. Traditional CMSs also render the pages; headless CMSs stop at the content and deliver it through an API to a separate front end.

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A CMS lets you create and publish content without writing code.

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