editordriven
Editordriven is a design and development approach in which the structure, presentation, and lifecycle of content or interfaces are primarily defined and controlled by editors through configuration and tooling, rather than by developers through hard-coded code. In practice, editordriven means the system exposes editor-facing interfaces—such as content type builders, layout editors, workflow configurators, and validation rules—that let non-technical users shape data models, page layouts, and publishing processes. The term is commonly used in content management systems, digital publishing platforms, and knowledge portals, where business stakeholders need to adapt content and workflows rapidly without code changes.
Implementation typically relies on editor-friendly features like drag-and-drop page builders, reusable blocks, templating, role-based permissions, and
Advantages include faster iteration, lower reliance on development cycles, consistent presentation through enforced templates, and closer
Best practices: establish clear content models and dashboards, define governance and approval workflows, enforce design constraints
Relation to related terms: it complements headless and decoupled architectures, where editors shape content and presentation