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CMS Development
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Custom CMS Development Services

Content Infrastructure Built for Editorial Teams

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What Is Custom CMS Development?

Custom CMS development means designing and building a content management system around how your organization actually works — your editorial workflow, your content model, your publishing process. Instead of forcing teams into generic WordPress templates, a custom CMS gives you precise schemas, granular role permissions, media asset pipelines, and API endpoints that reflect how your team actually creates and distributes content.

Wo Projekte scheitern

Editors waste hours fighting rigid page builders that don't match your content model Publishing slows down, and editorial staff burns out on workarounds.
No role-based access control means interns can publish straight to production Brand-damaging content goes live without review, and compliance violations follow.
Media assets scattered across Google Drive, Dropbox, and random upload folders Duplicates bloat storage costs and nobody can find the right image when they need it.
Content locked inside a monolithic CMS with no API exposure Syndicating to mobile apps, email, or partner channels becomes nearly impossible.
WordPress plugins create security holes and performance bottlenecks The site gets hacked or falls over under a traffic spike.
Every content type change requires a developer Simple editorial requests sit in a backlog for weeks and block entire campaigns.

Compliance

Custom Schema Design

We model your exact content types, relationships, and validation rules. Every field has a purpose — no bloated templates or unused columns collecting dust.

Granular Role Permissions

Define who can draft, review, approve, and publish — right down to the field level. Editorial workflows enforce your governance model without grinding production to a halt.

Centralized Media Library

One source of truth for images, video, and documents, with automatic optimization, metadata tagging, and CDN delivery. Asset sprawl gone.

Headless API Exposure

REST and GraphQL endpoints expose your structured content to any frontend, mobile app, or third-party system. Your content becomes a platform rather than a silo.

Editorial Workflow Automation

Scheduled publishing, content expiration, approval chains, and webhook triggers handle the repetitive parts of content operations automatically.

Content Migration & Import

We extract, transform, and load existing content from WordPress, Drupal, or legacy systems into your new CMS with full relationship integrity intact.

Was wir bauen

Payload CMS Implementation

Self-hosted, TypeScript-native CMS with code-defined schemas, built-in auth, and a React admin panel that lives directly in your Next.js monorepo.

Sanity Studio Customization

Real-time collaborative editing with custom input components, portable text extensions, and GROQ-powered content queries.

Strapi Configuration & Deployment

Open-source headless CMS with auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs, custom plugins, and role-based content type permissions.

Supabase Content Backend

Postgres-backed content layer with Row Level Security, real-time subscriptions, and edge functions for custom publishing logic.

Preview & Draft Workflows

Live preview of unpublished content in your production frontend — editors see exactly what visitors will see before they hit publish.

Multi-channel Content Delivery

Structured content served via ISR, edge caching, and CDN to web, mobile, email, and digital signage from a single source of truth.

Unser Prozess

01

Content Audit & Schema Mapping

We inventory every content type, relationship, and editorial workflow in your current system. The output is a typed schema definition and data model diagram your team reviews and signs off on.
Week 1
02

CMS Platform Selection

Based on your team size, technical capacity, hosting preferences, and budget, we recommend the right CMS platform and explain why. No default choices — just the right fit for your situation.
Week 1-2
03

Schema Build & Admin Customization

We build out your content types, configure the admin interface, create custom input components, and wire up role permissions. Editors test every workflow before we move forward.
Week 2-4
04

Frontend Integration & API Layer

Content APIs connect to your Next.js frontend with typed SDK clients, ISR revalidation, image optimization pipelines, and preview mode for draft content.
Week 4-6
05

Migration, Training & Launch

Existing content migrates with full integrity checks. Your editorial team gets hands-on training. We launch with 30 days of post-launch support included.
Week 6-8
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Häufige Fragen

Welches Headless CMS ist am besten für redaktionelle Teams geeignet?

Das hängt vom technischen Komfortniveau Ihres Teams und den Hosting-Anforderungen ab. Sanity eignet sich hervorragend für Echtzeit-Zusammenarbeit und Portable Text. Payload ist die richtige Wahl, wenn Sie vollständige Code-Kontrolle in einem Next.js-Monorepo möchten. Strapi passt zu Teams, die ein Open-Source-, selbst gehostetes Admin-Interface mit automatisch generierten APIs wünschen. Wir empfehlen basierend auf Ihrem Workflow – nicht auf Plattform-Vorlieben.

Wie lange dauert ein Custom-CMS-Aufbau?

Die meisten Projekte dauern 6–8 Wochen vom Content-Audit bis zum Launch. Einfachere Builds mit weniger als 10 Content-Types können in 4 Wochen bereitgestellt werden. Multi-Locale-Implementierungen mit Legacy-System-Migrationen dauern normalerweise 8–12 Wochen. Sie erhalten einen festen Zeitplan, bevor etwas beginnt.

Können Sie unsere vorhandenen WordPress-Inhalte migrieren?

Ja. Wir schreiben Custom-Migration-Scripts, die Posts, Pages, Media, Kategorien, Tags und Custom Fields aus WordPress extrahieren und in Ihr neues CMS-Schema transformieren. Beziehungen und URL-Strukturen bleiben erhalten. Wir führen Integritätsprüfungen vor und nach der Migration durch, damit nichts verloren geht.

Benötigen wir Entwickler, um Inhalte nach dem Launch zu verwalten?

Nein. Das ist genau der Sinn eines gut aufgebauten CMS. Ihr Team erstellt Content Types, veröffentlicht Pages, verwaltet Media und steuert Workflows ohne Code-Änderungen. Wir gestalten das Admin-Interface um Ihre Redakteure, nicht um Ihre Entwickler.

Wie funktionieren Rollenberechtigungen in einem Headless CMS?

Wir richten granulare Zugriffskontrolle auf Collection- und Field-Ebene ein. Ein Junior-Autor kann Artikel entwürfen, aber nicht veröffentlichen. Ein Editor kann genehmigen und planen. Ein Admin verwaltet Benutzerrollen und Site-Einstellungen. Jede Plattform handhabt dies unterschiedlich – Payload nutzt Access-Control-Funktionen, Sanity nutzt Document-Level-Berechtigungen, Strapi nutzt RBAC-Policies.

Was kostet Custom-CMS-Entwicklung?

Projekte beginnen bei $8.000 für einen Single-Platform-Build mit bis zu 10 Content Types, Rollenberechtigungen und Frontend-Integration. Größere Builds mit Content-Migration, Multi-Locale-Support, Custom-Admin-Komponenten und komplexen redaktionellen Workflows kosten $14K–$25K+. Jedes Projekt erhält ein Fixed-Fee-Angebot vor Arbeitsbeginn.

Custom CMS Development from $8,000
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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