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6/25/2026

Sanity and the case for a CMS that thinks like a developer
Short summary
Sanity CMS treats the editorial interface as a React app within your codebase rather than a separate hosted platform, letting developers customize components without waiting for vendor features. GROQ's query language eliminates over-fetching by defining data shape at query time. This architecture works for simple marketing sites and complex multi-app content sources without forcing upfront architectural choices.
- •Studio is a versioned React app in your repo, not a hosted admin panel
- •GROQ query language inverts the model to prevent over-fetching and n+1 problems
- •Flexibility scales from simple page-based structures to complex multi-consumer platforms
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