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Originally Posted by AmeliaG
Am I understanding correctly that it is basically a database designer?
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It depends on the Headless CMS, however in most of them yes it allows you to design a custom data structure for your content. Headless CMS platforms are much more than that though, they also present all your data, or allow the updating of data via an API or SDK.
The true benefits come when deploying content across several platforms. For example a network of paysites could use the same Headless CMS and use the API to pull content relevant to that site. Or sites could be presented in different formats using the same data.
Decoupling also adds better security, meaning that your users will never be accessing a site which is used for content and data storage, they will engage with a light weight front end that accesses the back end separately through secure methods.