Insights from the SleekCMS team
Deep dives on headless architecture, content modeling, static site performance, and the future of web publishing.
Why We're Done Recommending WordPress to Small Business Clients
WordPress served a purpose. But for most small business marketing sites, the overhead isn't justified by the use case. Here's the honest accounting of what running WordPress for client sites actually costs — and what we use instead.
Headless CMS Without the Headache: What "Headless + Built-in Site Builder" Actually Means
"Headless" sounds like something is missing — and in a sense, you're right. Understanding what's actually absent, why that might be good, and what you're expected to provide instead is the real starting point for evaluating headless CMS options.
How We Built a Client Site in a Single Afternoon Using AI and cms-cli
A real account of using cms-cli and AI to go from empty workspace to working site preview in one afternoon — and an honest breakdown of what still required human judgment.
Contentful vs. Sanity vs. SleekCMS: A Practical Comparison for Developer Teams
An even-handed comparison of three headless CMSs — covering content modeling, APIs, developer experience, pricing, and the scenarios where each one actually wins. Written for teams actively evaluating their options.
Your Static Site Doesn't Need a Build Pipeline
Build pipelines were designed for complex JavaScript applications and got applied to everything by default — including simple content sites that don't need them. Here's the case for skipping the pipeline.
Content Modeling 101: The Difference Between Pages, Entries, and Blocks (And Why It Matters)
Content modeling is the most important decision you make when setting up a CMS project. Get it right and everything downstream is clean. Get it wrong and you're rebuilding. Here's a clear explanation with a worked example.
Why Agency Clients Stop Calling at 11pm After We Switched CMS
The 11pm call is not an inevitable feature of client relationships. It's a symptom of a platform that puts clients in a position to cause problems. Here's the mechanism — and what actually prevents it.
How SleekCMS Handles Image Optimization (And Why You Probably Don't Need a Separate Service)
Image optimization consistently tops the list of Core Web Vitals improvements — and consistently requires a Cloudinary account, a framework image component, or a manual CDN transform layer. SleekCMS handles it at the platform level, via URL parameters.
Multi-Environment Publishing: How to Ship Content Changes Without Fear
Staging environments, draft states, and version history aren't DevOps concerns — they're content workflow concerns. Here's how they work in SleekCMS and why the pattern matters for teams that ship content regularly.
The Hidden Cost of "Free" in Headless CMS Pricing
Most headless CMSs have a free tier. The real pricing question isn't what's free — it's what the platform doesn't include that you'll end up paying for separately. A practical breakdown of the true cost of ownership.
How AI Agents are Revolutionizing Content Deployment
Discover how AI agents are transforming the speed and relevance of digital content delivery.
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