What is Statamic
Websites are ideally good for visitors and for the administrators. When you are looking for a content management system (CMS), you think about things like easy, secure and scalable. Statamic is essentially a flat-file CMS based on Laravel. Made for developing beautifully designed and fast websites. For the seasoned CMS user it looks a bit like WordPress, but more powerful.
A new way of building websites, which we at Digital Agency Van Ons can perform for you.
Statamic website for content creators
A CMS that is easy to use, but flexible enough to publish your content the way you want. What we find very important is that you as a content creator or site manager enter a pleasant looking environment that immediately makes it clear where you need to be. Statamic has a clear dashboard and a well-organized hierarchy. You do not need any knowledge of HTML and you do not need to be able to write code to use it.
A number of elements that Statamic characterizes for content creators:
- live preview – A live preview screen while you write and edit content. Very useful if you want to see immediately how your page will look with the right formatting.
- Multilingualism / Multi Lingual: Statamic can easily serve multiple languages of your website with super easy management.
- Working simultaneously – With Statamic you can edit the same page simultaneously with other content editors. This way you no longer have to “leave” the page to let someone else edit something.
- Focal point editor – A handy feature when uploading images. By choosing a “focal point” you can always display an image correctly when your website is displayed on other resolutions.
- Simple video embedding – With Statamic you can easily integrate YouTube or other video platforms.
- Drag and drop navigation - The site navigation that you use drag and drop can adjust easily. Main, side and footer navigation can be easily set up in this way.
Statamic development: working fast for developers
So Statamic is part of the Laravel Ecosystem with the associated benefits. Standard is standard a flat file CMS, but you can also run it with a database. It can be a front-to-back CMS, but it can also be a headless CMS being used.
A headless CMS is a back-end content management system (CMS) that is built from the ground up as one big content repository that makes everything accessible via a RESTful API or GraphQL API for display on any kind of digital channel (app, in-store screens, a website).
In addition, Statamic makes no assumptions about what your content looks like. For comparison: WordPress assumes that you always have pages and posts that have certain fields. Within Statamic you have the possibility to set up all content types completely dynamically. So you determine which content types there are and also exactly which fields these content types have.
- Staatmic runs on Laravel
- Statamic has an API to distribute the content
- Statamic is a flat file system but can also be used with a database
Statamic or WordPress?
Van Ons perspective, both CMSs are well-developed products that can lead to the same result. However, there are a few points where the two differ significantly.
- Less external plugins – You can do everything on both CMSs, but the main difference is that Statamic does not require plugins for most sites. A lot of integrations within Statamic are part of the core functionality. This means that you will be less likely to need to use and buy third-party plugins. This will benefit the speed and security of your site.
- Simplicity – WordPress has of course been around for years, which has not helped its simplicity. There are a lot of ways to create a platform with WordPress, and that often makes it unnecessarily complex. Statamic platforms are all structured in the same way. This benefits future-proofing and transferability.
Need a statamic website?
At Van Ons we have extensive experience in setting up websites in Statamic. We can tell you all about it. Also take a look at these cases and be inspired by the possibilities.
Do you have more questions about Statamic web development and are you curious about what we can do for you? Then take a look at our services. Want to know more about Statamic itself? Then check here. Or contact us.
Wondering if a Statamic platform could be something for you?
Please contact us. Then we will look further together.
Contact
"*" indicates required fields