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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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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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The Real Cost of Developer Dependency in Insurance Content Operations

Apr. 06, 2026
Back End Development
Front End Development
Content Platform
Insurance
Every IT ticket your marketing team opens to publish a content update is costing more than you think. Here's how to calculate what developer dependency is actually costing your insurance organization,...
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Agility CMS vs. Storyblok: A Strategic Headless CMS Comparison for Developers

Mar. 24, 2026
Developer Tools
Front End Development
A detailed, developer-centric comparison of Agility CMS and Storyblok.
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Next.js logo on purple background

What I Would Change About Next.js

Aug. 11, 2025
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Agility CTO Joel Varty offers a detailed, long-form look at Next.js and shares his ideas for it.
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React CMS options

React CMS Options: Which One Is Best for Modern Frontends?

Aug. 08, 2025
Developer Tools
Front End Development
A side-by-side comparison of the top React-based content management systems in 2025.
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React vs Angular in 2025: Which Should You Learn or Choose?

Jul. 27, 2025
Front End Development
A detailed comparison of React vs Angular in 2025 to help you decide which is best for you.
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CMS for React

CMS for React: Everything You Need to Know

Jul. 09, 2025
Front End Development
Developer Tools
What is React? Which CMS best supports React for developers and content managers? 
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Search with Next.js

Implementing Search in Next.js with Agility's Headless CMS (Part 1 of 5): Lessons from the Edge

Feb. 19, 2025
Front End Development
Developer Tools
Search is great addition for all front-end developers working with  Next.js and Agility CMS .
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Microservice vs. API- What's the difference?

Microservice vs. API- What's the difference?

Jun. 16, 2022
Front End Development
Back End Development
Developer Tools
Both APIs and Microservices have to do with the internal workings of computer programs. Discover the differences between microservices and APIs.
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Benefits of Microservice Architecture

What are the benefits of microservices? 

May. 10, 2022
Developer Tools
Back End Development
Front End Development
What are the benefits of microservices? 
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JAMstack Pioneers You Need To Know About in 2021 on agilitycms.com

Jamstack Pioneers You Need To Know About in 2022

Apr. 28, 2022
Jamstack
Gatsby
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Jamstack builds websites & apps for better performance, security, and a better developer experience by fetching HTML from a CDN. Read more on Jamstack!
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10 Frontend Trends for 2021

10 Frontend Trends for 2022

Jan. 03, 2022
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Frontend web development standards and trends change quicker than they can be implemented. This makes it challenging for developers to separate the wheat from the chaff; the game-changing trends from ...
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Gatsby is a Great Way to Learn React

Gatsby is a Great Way to Learn React

May. 17, 2021
Developer Tools
Front End Development
Headless CMS
Jamstack
Gatsby is a great way to learn React because it takes away a lot of the burden needed to get going with a React project. And here is How!
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Choosing a React CMS: What to Look For?

Choosing a React CMS: What to Look For?

Mar. 26, 2021
Jamstack
Developer Tools
Front End Development
With a React CMS like Agility, you can define your content models in JavaScript and customize the UI with your own React components. Developers using a headless CMS can build with React and leverage t...
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