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A sitemap.xml where all 1,200 URLs report the identical lastmod timestamp, and Googlebot stamps the lastmod signal IGNORED as a result

Your sitemap has been lying to Google (ours was too)

Jul. 28, 2026
SEO
Best Practices
An accurate sitemap lastmod tells Google what really changed. IndexNow tells Bing the moment it happens. Here is why both matter and how we wired them up.
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3D Rendering of Web Studio

Next.js 16 broke my preview!

Jul. 27, 2026
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Best Practices
Next.js 16's proxy.ts runs on Node, behind the CDN cache, so query-string routing never fires for cached pages. Move the rules to next.config.ts.
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Web Studio framing a live website, with an edit being made in the content panel and the page updating at the same time

Preview is the hardest part of going headless

Jul. 27, 2026
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Best Practices
Headless CMS preview mode is harder than it looks. Five things have to line up before an editor ever sees a draft. Here is how Web Studio does it.
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Fake terminal showing the Next.js dev server crash error stack with a cheeky vibe-check note pointing to the one-line distDir fix

Why AI Agents Keep Nuking Your Next.js Dev Server

Jul. 23, 2026
Best Practices
Artificial Intelligence
Your Next.js dev server keeps crashing when an AI agent runs builds against it. One line of distDir config isolates the two and stops it cold.
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Why Enterprise Content Teams Are Done Managing Content Chaos

Jun. 11, 2026
Best Practices
Content
CMS
Enterprise content teams are done managing multiple CMS platforms. Here's what content sprawl actually costs and how a single content hub changes everything.
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Salesforce Acquires Contentful: What Enterprise Content Teams Need to Know

Jun. 03, 2026
Best Practices
Cloud
Salesforce is acquiring Contentful for $1-1.5B to power its Agentforce AI platform. What it means for enterprise teams evaluating CMS options.
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Headless CMS for AEO: What's Real and What's Noise

May. 20, 2026
Best Practices
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Content
Most AEO advice is noise. Google says so. Here is what a headless CMS actually needs to do for AI search, and what you can stop doing entirely.
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Architecture diagram: Claude (AI client) connects through the Agility MCP server to an Agility CMS instance. Three cards on a light background with a purple glow behind the MCP server card, corner tickmarks, and mono labels.

What Is the Agility CMS MCP Server? (And How to Install It)

Apr. 24, 2026
How To
Best Practices
An MCP server lets AI talk to your CMS directly. Here's what the Agility CMS MCP server does and how to install it in two minutes.
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Diagram showing "From Idea to Published Post" with 4 boxes in a flow diagram

What Is an AI Content Pipeline?

Apr. 23, 2026
How To
Best Practices
Nobody types content directly into a CMS. They write in Word and copy-paste. An AI content pipeline removes that step and fills every field for you.
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Your Insurance Broker Portal Content is Hurting Your Distribution

Apr. 10, 2026
Best Practices
Content
Insurance
If your broker portal is showing last week's rates, you're not just creating friction, you're losing placement share to carriers who've solved this problem. Here's why broker portal content lags and w...
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AI Generated Image: A log with a question mark on a notepad that says "Is AI Safe" with a smartphone beside it

Is AI Safe? We Built a Policy by Actually Using It.

Apr. 07, 2026
Best Practices
Everyone asks "is AI safe?" like it's a yes or no question, and it's really not that. We built our internal AI policy by watching how our team actually uses these tools, asking hard questions before t...
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Top 5 Key Components of Effective Personalization

Dec. 15, 2025
Personalization
Best Practices
AI
Here’s a comprehensive look at the key components of effective personalization and how you can leverage these insights to enhance customer engagement.
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How Agility CMS Works with Azure Cloud

Nov. 19, 2025
Best Practices
CMS
SaaS CMS
Agility CMS is built on Microsoft Azure to give you enterprise-grade security, global performance, and integration flexibility. Your teams get headless APIs + hybrid page tooling , while Azure ...
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Why Traditional CMS Platforms Hold Back Growth

Nov. 14, 2025
CMS
Best Practices
If every new page, product launch, or campaign requires a ticket to IT, your CMS isn’t helping you grow—it’s slowing you down. Monolithic, “all-in-one” CMS platforms were built for a single website in...
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User sitting at a laptop looking at Getting Started with Agility CMS The Beginner’s Guide YouTube Series

Getting Started with Agility CMS: The Beginner’s Guide YouTube Series

Sep. 16, 2025
How To
Landing Pages
Best Practices
Content Marketing
5 videos + 25 minutes = You becoming an Agility CMS master.
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