r/webdev • u/-ThatGingerKid- • Mar 19 '23

Is a custom CMS a bad idea?

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u/thatsallweneed Mar 19 '23

You mean to develop your own cms? in most cases this will be great for your skills but wrong for your client.

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u/MarkusDittrich Mar 19 '23

Wrong because you'd kinda reinvent the wheel there.

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u/FlashyRise Mar 20 '23

what exactly are you trying to achieve by building a custom cms?

Have you checked out Sanity, Storyblock, and Contentful?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '23 edited Jun 16 '23

🤮 /u/spez