Shipping a Content Site

Marketing pages, blogs, documentation, portfolios: sites where the value is the content and someone non-technical needs to update it after launch. Writing a custom application for this is almost always the wrong call. Every option in this chapter exists specifically so you don’t have to build an editor, a content model, or a publishing workflow from scratch.

The four options here trade off differently between “fastest to a first page” and “best fit for a large, structured, or long-lived site.”

• WordPress: Block Themes and the Site Editor is the fastest path to a real, editable site and runs the largest share of the content web for a reason.
• TYPO3: Structured Content at Enterprise Scale is the choice once “content” means thousands of structured pages across departments, not a single blog.
• Statamic ($ for commercial use): A Flat-File CMS Built on Laravel fits developers who want WordPress-like editing without a database.
• Craft CMS ($): A Licensed CMS Built for Editorial Control fits clients who want a bespoke content model and are willing to pay for a commercial license to get it.