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The Disappointing Quest for an Headless CMS in 2017

Silvan
7 min readOct 15, 2017

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In 2017, this blog is powered by Hexo.js.
However I am looking for a replacement since Hexo.JS is lacking of crucial features.

Where is my Headless CMS ?

TLDR : HexoJS is too limited, I want online post edition!

I have been recently working to replace the technology powering my blog. A major point is that I am disappointed with its theme. I would like to replace it, with a new technology Vue.JS, for which I have already discussed there.

Since I am replacing the whole front-end, I have been using the great plugin hexo-generator-json. However I still have major issues with my assets (stored with the posts) and it is not really compatible with a CDN solution.

The second feature I am missing, is the possibility to edit my post online. I am an user of Medium and I love the mobile application to create and edits my posts as well watching statistics. A thing I did not think at first, is the impossibility to create new posts with Hexo.JS without an computer. Indeed, to generate your site, you have to generate it, using a full Node.JS environment, commiting, pushing on GITHub your modifications, deploy the docker container and so on. A lot of tasks I have mostly automated but yet, I don’t have a CI Environment available for it.

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Silvan
Silvan

Written by Silvan

#Digital #Transformation Techlead at @serial_ch. @tocea founder. I save #software in exchange of Chocolates,Cheese and Beer in Switzerland #Breton/Gallo en exil

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