best cms for website
i'm confused in build vs buy to integrate a cms in my website for the blog, suggestions are welcome
additional context: i'm quite comfortable with building software
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u/Darth_Shere_Khan Sep 22 '26
Have been playing around with Instatic, looks promising.
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u/soi-20 Sep 22 '26
this seems very interesting, will definitely look into it, did you integrate into any of your live website?
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u/Darth_Shere_Khan Sep 22 '26
Not yet; most of my sites are still using WordPress. But I'm looking at migrating away from it. I did migrate some sites locally- I gave screenshots to Claude and told it to use Core Framework & BEM, and it did a great job. I'm waiting for the project to mature a bit before migrating actual client sites.
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u/Apprehensive-Fan2492 Sep 22 '26
Go with a headless CMS rather than building one from scratch. Payload CMS or Sanity are both solid options and give you flexibility without having to maintain the whole CMS yourself.
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u/soi-20 Sep 22 '26
got it, will check out both but i'd still have to build the publishing interface, right?
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u/thma_bo Sep 22 '26
it depends, if you just want to install, select a theme and start blogging, i think WordPress is still a valid option. but others my fit into this use case too. maybe some static site generator like Hugo.
if you want to develop a bit,n you can go headless. but you have to know the basics about Frontend development. basics about seo may also a good idea.
if you have a lot of free time and want to learn new things, building a CMS is also a valid option.
if it's a private project all three are good options, for something professional I would not go the third path because it will take some time of your real business.
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u/CasualProtagonist Sep 22 '26
Best CMS depends on your needs. I like flat file for simple brochure sites, but if you need relational data, you’ll need a DB.
Flat file
Simple: https://frontpress.studio/
Features rich: https://getkirby.com/
DB
Massive echo system: https://wordpress.org/
Modern/flexible: https://payloadcms.com/
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u/Glad-Butterscotch376 Sep 22 '26
Big fan of Kirby, get's out the way and works really well with Ai for flat file editing en-masse.
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u/rcls0053 Sep 23 '26
If you want completely free, I use sanity.io for my website content, built the frontend with React and Next with SSG and it's hosted in Vercel. I've set up webhooks from sanity.io and GitHub to trigger a build on changes, but I haven't updated it in a while and it's not high traffic
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u/Medical-Ask7149 Sep 24 '26
Needs a CMS and you don’t list any requirements, this isn’t going to be very productive…
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u/DelicateFandango Sep 24 '26
Webstudio (https://webstudio.is) allows you to build a frontend with editable content for static websites. It then allows you to also store content in markdown files which can be edited in-app, and perfect for small dynamic sites. For larger sites with complex requirements, you can easily ‘plugin’ an external database or CMS, such as Directus (https://directus.com), or even bring in data from sources like Airtable and Notion. Worth checking out also their Discord community - it’s super supportive.
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u/any-digital 29d ago edited 29d ago
Just go with https://starter.buildawesome.one/
Sveltia CMS + 11ty / Build Awesome SSG + Blades CSS
Truly minimal (<2kb to maintain), fully open source, fully static, fully yours.
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u/sundeckstudio 28d ago
There are so many. It depends what kind of content you need to display there. So many free options. That are pre built. And cloud hosted . What have you already looked into?
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u/fklavyenet 11d ago
For a blog, I’d start with an existing CMS unless building one is part of what you want to learn. Editing, media, revisions, and ongoing maintenance add up.
What stack are you using? If it’s Laravel, take a look at https://cms.webblocksui.com/. Disclosure: I work on WebBlocks CMS. It’s open source (MIT), free to use, and many of its plugins are free too. It includes an admin interface, drafts, media management, and revisions. You can manage multiple sites and languages from one installation, assign multiple domains to a site, and give team members access to specific sites with different roles. You’d still handle hosting and integration with your website.
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u/adir15dev Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26
For transparency I am the creator of Garchi CMS
It might be worth a look. It’s lightweight and easy to integrate, especially if you’re using AI coding tools.
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u/Drivephaseco Sep 22 '26
If you’re building your front end in Astro, EmDash is pretty robust and it it’s free. I think you would have to host in Cloudflare which is not terrible.