Headless website development
Headless where it helps,
simpler where it doesn’t
A headless website separates your content system from the pages visitors see, so one source of content can serve several channels. We assess your publishing workflow, integrations and upkeep, and recommend a conventional site when it fits better.
Rated 5 stars on Clutch.
Architecture assessment / Structured content / Publishing workflows
Somerset West, Cape Town / Working globally
A few of the brands we’ve worked with
Selected work
gaurdie.com / Headless website
A board director’s site,
built headless
We created the headless website for energy executive and board director Gaurdie E. Banister Jr., and we host and manage it.
Architecture assessment
Is headless right for your website?
How many channels need the same content? What do your editors need to preview? Who owns the frontend, deployment and integrations? The answers show whether headless is worth it for you.
The content model and publishing workflow matter as much as the interface when deciding whether the flexibility justifies the ongoing work.
Connected content,
clear ownership
Start with an architecture assessment or a headless build. We plan the work around your channels, integrations, publishing requirements and your team’s technical capacity.
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Architecture assessment
We compare headless and conventional approaches against your editorial workflow, integrations and capacity to maintain them. You get a practical recommendation, with ownership and maintenance responsibilities clear from the start.
Requirements assessment / Architecture options / Ownership and maintenance considerations
02
Reusable content models
We define content types, fields and relationships around what each channel needs to show. The structure follows how your team creates and reuses information.
Content types and fields / Content relationships / Channel requirements
03
Frontend and integrations
We build the interface and connect it to the CMS and the business systems it relies on. Integration behaviour, data flows and responsibilities are documented in the technical scope.
Responsive frontend / Content connections / Integration guidance
04
Editorial and release workflows
We plan previews, publishing and deployment for editors and developers alike. Clear review stages and support responsibilities show your team how a content change reaches the live site.
Preview requirements / Publishing and deployment flow / Support responsibilities
Working together
Different needs,
one architecture
Editors, developers and business stakeholders bring different requirements to the architecture. We make those visible before shaping the content model and build.
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Check the fit
Review your current platform, content, channels and technical constraints. Establish the publishing tasks and integration requirements that the new approach must support.
02
Plan the architecture
Assess the architectural options and define the content model, frontend scope and workflow requirements. Agree responsibilities for hosting, releases and ongoing care.
03
Build and connect
Develop the structure and interface, connect content and systems, and review the publishing experience with the people who will use it.
04
Launch and review
Check the site as a visitor and as an editor, against the plan. Record who handles releases and support, and list the improvements to make next.
A technical foundation
your team can own
We agree who will manage content, deployments, integrations and maintenance after launch. Our ongoing support covers further development when you need it.
Headless website development keeps your content management system (CMS) separate from the frontend that presents the content. The frontend pulls content from the CMS through an integration. That can support several channels, but it also brings decisions about previews, deployment and ongoing ownership.
Headless is worth considering when several channels share content, the frontend has particular requirements, or integrations shape how you publish. We weigh those needs against the effort of maintaining a headless setup before recommending it.
No. A conventional WordPress website often meets the brief more directly. Headless is a way of structuring a website, while WordPress is a CMS that can be used in different ways. Your publishing and technical requirements should decide.
Through a workflow we design with you from the start. We define what your editors need to review, how approval works and how changes reach the live site, then test it.
A headless build’s timeline follows the content model, frontend, integrations, migration and publishing workflow in scope. We set out phases once we’ve reviewed those, along with the access and feedback needed from your team. No single delivery range fits every architecture.
It depends on the content model, the frontend and the integrations. Every hour is scoped and quoted before work starts.
Bring your current platform, publishing channels and the limitations you want to address. In 30 minutes we’ll tell you whether headless fits and where we’d start. You don’t need to have chosen the technology.
What does your next
architecture need to support?
Tell us how your content, channels and systems need to work together. We’ll tell you whether headless is worth it for your site.
A 30-minute call. No brief needed.