How To Migrate From A Monolithic To Composable CMS
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TL;DR
Migrating from a monolithic to a composable CMS means decomposing your all-in-one platform into best-of-breed services: a headless CMS for content, a separate frontend framework, dedicated services for search, commerce, personalization, and analytics. Start by identifying which monolith capabilities to replace with specialized tools, migrate content to your headless CMS, rebuild the frontend with a modern framework, and integrate services via APIs. This is typically a 6-18 month journey for enterprise sites.
Key Takeaways
- Inventory monolith capabilities and map each to a composable service
- Migrate content first — the CMS is the foundation of the composable stack
- Rebuild the frontend with a modern framework (Next.js, Astro, etc.)
- Integrate specialized services (search, commerce, personalization) via APIs