Contentful Development
Enterprise-grade headless CMS — content modelling, migrations, and frontend integration.
Contentful for enterprise content
Contentful is the most widely-adopted headless CMS in enterprise. Its content modelling is flexible, its API is reliable, and its ecosystem of integrations is unmatched. I have integrated Contentful with Next.js, Gatsby, Astro, and Nuxt across projects with content teams from 2 to 200 people.
Content modelling that scales
The difference between a good Contentful implementation and a brittle one is content modelling. I design schemas that match your editorial workflow, not the reverse. Reference fields, validation rules, and structured text fields are configured so editors cannot accidentally break the frontend.
Content migrations with Contentful CLI
I use the Contentful CLI and migration scripts to version control schema changes. No manual clicking in the dashboard — every content model change is reproducible and reversible.
Common questions
Contentful REST API or GraphQL API?
GraphQL for complex content with many references — it reduces over-fetching. REST API for simpler queries where the overhead of GraphQL is not justified. I configure both in the same project when it makes sense.
How do you handle Contentful schema migrations?
I use the Contentful Migration CLI to write code-based migrations. Every schema change is a versioned migration script that can be reviewed, tested in a staging environment, and rolled back.
Can you set up preview mode with Contentful?
Yes — Contentful''s Preview API returns draft content. I wire this to Next.js Draft Mode so editors can preview unpublished changes on the actual site before publishing.
What are the main differences between Contentful and Sanity?
Contentful has a more structured, table-like editing interface — good for teams that prefer spreadsheet-like content management. Sanity''s Studio is more customisable and handles complex document structures better. For most enterprise projects both are excellent; I will help you choose based on your team''s workflow.
Is Contentful good for multilingual sites?
Yes — Contentful has first-class localisation support. Each content entry can have values per locale. I configure locale fallbacks, translation workflows, and locale-specific routing.
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