sitestwo

Sitestwo is a fictional web platform used in educational contexts to illustrate concepts in content management systems and web application architecture. It commonly appears in textbooks, lectures, and online tutorials as a stand‑in example for a decoupled or headless CMS.

Overview and purpose

Sitestwo provides a content authoring workspace, a templating system, and a content API. It is designed to show how front‑end applications can interact with a back‑end content store via well‑defined interfaces. In representative descriptions, Sitestwo supports multi‑site management, role‑based access control, versioning, previews, and media management, with an emphasis on performance and accessibility.

Architecture

The platform is described as a decoupled architecture with a back‑end content service and a separate front‑end application. The back end stores content in a structured model and exposes data through REST or GraphQL APIs. The front end can render content for multiple channels, including web, mobile, and static site generation. Sitestwo is often depicted with a plugin system and a marketplace for templates, integrations, and extensions.

Development and ecosystem

In examples, Sitestwo emphasizes extensibility through plugins and templating, allowing developers to customize workflows, data schemas, and presentation. It is used to discuss topics such as content modeling, API design, caching strategies, and deployment pipelines. Because Sitestwo is fictional, real‑world products are cited in parallel for comparison.

Reception and use

Educators use Sitestwo to demonstrate best practices in CMS architecture and to contrast different architectural choices. As a hypothetical construct, it serves as a neutral reference point rather than a marketed product.

See also

Content management system, headless CMS, API‑driven architecture, templating, multi‑site management.