"Headless CMS" is easier to understand from examples than from definitions. The pattern is the same every time: content lives in a CMS API, the frontend is whatever framework you choose, and editors update entries without touching the deploy pipeline for every typo.
What good CMS examples usually share
- Clear content models (blog post, product, landing page section)- Media that is not dumped into a single flat folder- A frontend that renders structured fields, not one giant HTML blob- A path for drafts, statuses, and multi-language when needed## Example shapes worth studying
- Simple blog - title, slug, cover, rich text, author; SSG frontend- Portfolio - projects with galleries, tags, and case-study widgets- Job board - listings with filters driven by structured fields- E-commerce content layer - product stories, PDP blocks, campaign pages (commerce engine stays separate)- Restaurant / local business - menus, locations, hours as entries- Docs-ish marketing - reusable sections and CTA widgets across pages## Why starters matter The fastest way to learn a CMS is not reading feature pages. It is cloning a starter, changing one template field, and watching the frontend update. BCMS ships starters for Next, Nuxt, Astro, Gatsby, and Svelte so you can see the full loop: model, entry, fetch, render. ## How to judge an example
- Can a non-developer edit the content safely?- Can you add a new field without rewriting the whole app?- Is the content reusable across channels (web, app, email)?- Would migrating the frontend still leave the content intact?## Related reading
- Simple blog examples- Headless CMS for e-commerce- Best CMS for developersWant the full gallery of CMS examples with stack notes? Read the complete article: CMS examples.
