The CMS is Dead. Long Live the CMS.

📰 Dev.to · Tony Spiro

The traditional CMS is evolving to accommodate new technologies like AI, and developers can leverage this shift to improve collaboration and efficiency

intermediate Published 14 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Assess your current CMS and identify areas for improvement using AI and automation
Explore headless CMS options to decouple content management from presentation layers
Develop a strategy for integrating AI-powered tools into your content workflow
Evaluate the role of JavaScript and other programming languages in your CMS ecosystem
Investigate the use of APIs and microservices to enhance CMS functionality and scalability

Who Needs to Know This

Developers, content teams, and project managers can benefit from understanding the changing landscape of CMS and its implications on their workflow and collaboration

Key Insight

💡 The bottleneck in CMS is not the software, but people, and leveraging AI and new technologies can help improve workflow and collaboration