The Uniweb Difference
The Unified CMS Approach
The Traditional CMS
A monolithic system where content and presentation are tightly coupled. Best for simple blogs and basic websites.
The Headless CMS
Content is delivered via an API to a separate, custom-built front-end. Best for multi-platform content distribution.
The Unified CMS
A single, coherent platform where your front-end component system is loaded at runtime, bridging the gap between developers and content teams.
How They Differ
A Visual Guide to Architectures
Traditional CMS
WordPress / Drupal
(Code + Content Coupled)
Headless CMS
Frontend
(Next.js)
API
CMS
(Content)
Unified CMS
Uniweb CMS App
Foundation Module
One per website
Runtime
Deep Dive: Uniweb vs. The Traditional CMS Approach
Developer Workflow
What You Build with WordPress/Drupal:
- Custom themes and plugins in PHP
- Admin customizations via hooks/filters
- Database schema considerations
- Workarounds for platform opinions
- Performance optimization layers
What You Build with Uniweb:
- A modern React codebase
- A clean, declarative component API
- Zero PHP or database management
Content Team Experience
Content Team Experience (Traditional):
- A familiar but often clunky editor
- Your customizations can feel 'bolted on'
- The platform's opinions are everywhere
- Plugin/core updates can break your code
Content Team Experience (Uniweb):
- A clean, modern, and fast interface
- Your components feel perfectly native
- The only opinions are from your design system
- Updates are seamless and managed
The Key Insight: Constraints vs. Creativity
Traditional CMS platforms force you to work within their constraints. With Uniweb, you define the entire creative system from the ground up with a modern stack. Your vision is the only constraint.
Deep Dive: Uniweb vs. The Headless CMS Approach
Developer Workflow
What You Build with WordPress/Drupal:
- A Next.js/Gatsby site with components
- Content models in the headless CMS
- A custom admin UI for content editing
- Bespoke preview functionality
- An integration layer between them
- The entire deployment pipeline
What You Build with Uniweb:
- React components with schemas.
- That's it.
Content Team Experience
Content Team Experience (Headless):
- Generic content forms
- No true visual preview
- Can't create new page layouts
- Dependent on developers for variations
- A "fill in the blanks" workflow
Content Team Experience (Uniweb):
- A visual, document-like editor
- Live preview is the default
- Can create new pages instantly
- Freely explore component variations
- A true 'building block' workflow
The Key Insight: Integration vs. Transformation
A headless CMS is bolted onto your code. With Uniweb, your code *becomes* the creative platform. This fundamental shift is the difference between a disconnected data source and a living, integrated system.
The Aha! Moment
The Best of Both Worlds
The Freedom of Headless
Separate Code & Content
Your component system is a standalone package, allowing developers to iterate on the front-end independently from content creation.
Modern Tech Stack
Developers use the tools they love—React, Tailwind, etc.—without being constrained by a monolithic platform's opinions.
The Cohesion of Traditional
A True Visual Editor
Content teams work in a dedicated, intuitive app where they can write naturally and visually compose pages with your components.
Integrated Experience
There are no disconnected systems. Your components feel native to the editor, creating a seamless, frustration-free workflow.
The Unified Difference: A Transparent API
The connection between your code and the CMS happens at runtime. Instead of complex API integrations, the Uniweb platform makes this connection feel seamless and transparent, giving you the decoupling of headless with the superior workflow of an integrated system.