Headless CMS Development by Adcraft Studio
Wollongong©2026
Award-winning website, Winner, Web Design Awards 2026Winner, Web Excellence Awards 2026, Website: Financial Services

Content your team runs, on a stack that stays fast

Headless CMS Development

Headless CMS websites for marketing teams: content managed in one place and published to a fast front end, with no plugins to patch and no theme holding you back.

Aman Hirani and a colleague from Adcraft Studio reviewing work on a laptop in Wollongong.

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What headless means

In a traditional CMS such as WordPress, the content, the design and the plugins live in one system. A headless CMS keeps the content separate and sends it to a front end built for speed. Your team edits pages, articles and case studies in the CMS, and the website itself is pre-built and served from a global network.

The Adcraft Studio team in a meeting at their Wollongong office.

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Why marketing teams choose it

  1. 01

    Speed

    Pages are pre-built and served close to each visitor, so they load fast without caching plugins or server tuning.

  2. 02

    Security

    There are no public plugins on the website to exploit, and editors sign in with passkeys.

  3. 03

    Structured content

    Case studies, team members, products and locations are entered once and reused across pages.

  4. 04

    Design freedom

    The design is not limited by a theme, and it stays consistent because editors work with content, not layout.

The Adcraft Studio team reviewing results on a laptop in their Wollongong studio.

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The stack we use

Our default is EmDash, Cloudflare's open-source CMS for Astro, which reached version 1.0 in September 2026, with Astro on the front end and Cloudflare for hosting. It is what runs this website. When a project needs a different CMS, for example because a team already works in one, we recommend it.

01 / Pricing and fit

Is Headless CMS right for you?

Investment

From$15,000per project

B2B brand and website projects start from $15,000. Every proposal sets out the scope, the timeline and who does the work before anything starts.

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Who it suits

  • 01Marketing teams that publish often
  • 02Companies replacing WordPress
  • 03Organisations with many editors and structured content

02 / FAQ

Questions we get asked

Clair Higgins, Adcraft Studio

The build can cost more than a theme-based site, because the design and templates are made for you. Running it is usually simpler, with no plugin updates or server maintenance. Company projects start from $15,000.

Yes. Editors work in drafts, preview pages before publishing and can schedule changes.

EmDash with Astro for most marketing websites. If your team already works in another CMS, or a project has specific needs, we recommend what fits.

No. EmDash and Astro are open source, the content can be exported, and the site can be hosted elsewhere if you ever choose to.

03 / Testimonials

What our clients are saying

★★★★★
Partnering with Adcraft felt less like hiring an agency and more like gaining a trusted strategy partner.
Hamish Naughton-NoelDirector at Mulberry Supports01/06
★★★★★
Adcraft truly cared, creating a website that reflects my values, business, and key differences—highly recommended!
Daniel SimonettaDirector at Conveii®02/06
★★★★★
Adcraft provided valuable insights, clear data, and advice that elevated our brand awareness and business results significantly.
Christina ComelliDirector at Comelli®03/06
★★★★★
Adcraft provided valuable strategy, insights, clear data, and advice that elevated our brand awareness and business results significantly.
Christina Comelli04/06
★★★★★
Adcraft truly cared, creating a website that reflects my values, business, and key differences. Highly recommended.
Daniel Simonetta05/06
★★★★★
Partnering with Adcraft felt less like hiring an agency and more like gaining a trusted, strategic partner.
Hamish Naughton-Noel06/06

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