Joel Varty articles - 57 total
Learning Next.js? Want to up your career with Headless CMS? Start here.
If you're looking to learn Next.js and how to integrate with Headless CMS, check out my new video...
Eleventy + Agility CMS Starter Blog
I recently built a sample Eleventy starter site that uses Agility CMS and aims to be a foundation for...
Previewing Content in Agility CMS
If there’s a universal truth about building websites, it’s that you can’t trust things will look righ...
How Agility CMS Modules Work
‘Module’ is one of those words that can have different meanings in the software world. In the content...
Which is Better: a Hybrid, Traditional, or Headless CMS
Which type of CMS is best for your company? It’s no secret that choosing the right CMS is...
Launching a JAMstack Website With NEXT.JS + Vercel
Vercel, one of our partners, makes it easy for JAMstack developers to build static websites in Agilit...
JAMstack-Ready CMS: The Roadblocks
In my experience, developers find JAMstack development easy to understand and implement. JAMstack sit...
The Meteoric Rise of Jamstack
Stacking technologies isn’t new. Still, in the world of software development, stacking has become a n...
The Genius of NextJS and Gatsby as Static Site Generators
At Agility CMS we've chosen to create starter sites for both NextJS and Gatsby. Both are static site...
It's time to give some love to your ex
I'm talking EXPERIENCE, btw, for both developers and editors. What did you think we were talking abou...
What is a Headless CMS
Every forward-thinking brand, both large and small, is seeking out a headless CMS. Or a decoupled...
Content Architecture: The Key to Organizing and Managing Your Content and Team
38% of content marketers rate their content marketing strategy as average, and just 9% believe their...
Headless WordPress? Here's Why It's a Bad Idea
Disclaimer: I work for Agility CMS, so I have an obvious bias, but I do believe web developers deserv...
Top 7 Azure CMSs in 2020
Disclaimer: I work for Agility CMS, so I have an obvious bias there, but I thought this would be a go...
The Concept of Content Before Design
How many times did you change the design of your website in the last 10 years? How easy was it to...
Improving SEO and Social Sharing with Gatsby and Agility CMS
Introduction One of the most valuable things a website can provide is SEO (Search Engine O...
Pick a Headless CMS that the rest of your team won't hate
Full disclosure: this is posted under the Agility CMS account, so obviously, I'm biased toward that p...
A Content-First Strategy for Building Websites and Apps with Headless CMS
Agility CMS provides you with the capability of creating Content Warehouses and Property Ins...
Agility CMS vs Contentful: Which Headless CMS is Right for You?
Agility CMS and Contentful are two of the top CMS platforms available on the market today. They both...
APIs vs. SDKs: What's the Difference?
APIs and SDKs are two of the most used terms in software development these days, but if you never hea...
11 Static Site Generators to Watch in 2020
Using a Headless CMS to generate and handle static sites has gained popularity, especially because ma...
Upgrading my website to JAMStack - 1 page at a time
How we starting rebuilding our website with Gatsby, starting with just the home page I've...
Have Pure Headless CMSs Lost Their Way?
The pure headless CMS was a genius idea when it was first created but now that may not be th...
Migrate to JAMStack Now - NO EXCUSES!
This article will help you learn about JAMStack development techniques and benefits and will help you...
Using Agility CMS and Eleventy for simple JAMStack tasks
Sometimes you just want to get some dynamic content into some static HTML files. If you have a stati...
A comparison of a Traditional CMS vs. Headless CMS : Wordpress vs. Agility CMS
You've most likely heard of WordPress, and maybe you've used it. Many people think of WordPress when...
You Don’t Need to Hire a Full-Stack Developer to Use a Headless CMS
By: Gabriella Pirrone In this article, we’ll explore why a headless CMS makes things sim...
Udemy Ranks Gatsby as Top Emerging Tech Skill in 2020 Report
By: Gabriella Pirrone As new technologies like artificial intelligence disrupt the world...
Top 10 Web Development Trends & Technologies For 2020
By: Gabriella Pirrone Web developers work in environments that are continually evolving....
Page Management in Agility CMS vs Other Headless CMSs
Agility CMS is different from other Content First (or Headless CMS) products in that we offl...