Headless CMS Solution
NovaDB is a headless CMS optimized for modern frameworks like React, Remix and Next.js to simplify development. It supports flexible architectures and is compatible with various technology stacks.

NovaDB Headless CMS
A Headless CMS offers maximum flexibility and efficiency by freeing the creation, management and provision of content from fixed structures. Content can be created centrally and used seamlessly for websites, apps, e-commerce platforms or other digital channels. This enables faster time-to-market, better scalability and a consistent user experience across all touchpoints. The modern architecture improves performance, facilitates integrations and ensures future-proof digital strategies.
A Headless CMS may be right for your projects if you need:

More efficiency in organizing your contents.

Quickly deliver content to various channels.

Flexibility in choosing any front-end framework – Decoupled backend.
Content Management Meets Product Data Management: CMS & PIM in One Platform
NovaDB combines a powerful content management system (CMS) with integrated product information management (PIM). In this way, editorial content and structured product information can be centrally managed, linked and displayed across channels – without any duplicate data maintenance.
As a product information manager, NovaDB enables the structured maintenance, versioning and media-neutral provision of product data. The close connection between CMS and PIM results in lean workflows, consistent content and faster time-to-market times.
The result: More efficient processes, less maintenance and a clear competitive advantage in all digital channels.

A Single Platform for Your Entire Team: Experience Seamless Content Management
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NovaDB Headless CMS Features
Noxum NovaDB at its core is an information management system that has several capabilities, including its ability to work as a headless content management system. NovaDB is modular, making it easy to extend its capabilities beyond just a CMS if the use case requires.
Intuitive content creation with the first-class NovaDB Visual Editor
The intuitive interface of the NovaDB Visual Editor has been specifically designed for marketers and content creators to simplify the process of content creation and editing. With the visual editor, content modules such as images, videos, and text can be placed and flexibly rearranged using drag-and-drop.
A WYSIWYG editing experience is embedded directly in the NovaDB Visual Editor, allowing elements to be edited directly on the page. A preview view enables content to be reviewed before publication, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Thanks to the omnichannel capabilities of the NovaDB CMS, content can be delivered consistently across multiple channels without needing to be created separately for each one.
The visual editor offers reusable components, enabling faster creation of landing pages and campaigns without having to build content from scratch each time.

Collaboration in NovaDB Headless CMS
The comment function in NovaDB enables direct and transparent collaboration. Users can add, edit, and delete comments in the "Discussion" tab on any content module. With the @Mention function, specific users can be tagged, ensuring they receive a notification and can respond promptly.
All comments are visible in the "Discussion" tab, providing clear and traceable communication. Users can edit or delete their own comments at any time. A confirmation dialog prevents accidental deletions, while a timestamped note remains after a comment is removed.
Role-based access controls determine who can view, add, or edit comments. This function enhances teamwork, promotes structured communication, and reduces misunderstandings—without the need for external communication tools

Notification system in NovaDB
The notification system in NovaDB ensures users stay informed about important updates and interactions. Notifications appear in the system's notification center and alert users to various events, such as completed jobs, new comments, or mentions in discussions. These alerts help streamline workflows by providing direct links to relevant content, enabling users to respond efficiently. Role-based access controls allow for tailored notification settings, ensuring that users only receive relevant information, thus improving collaboration and reducing unnecessary distractions.
When a user is mentioned with @username, they receive a notification that alerts them to the comment. These notifications appear in the system's notification center, ensuring that important discussions are not overlooked.

Customize Search Filters
With customizable search filters in NovaDB, search queries for content modules can be precisely refined to deliver exactly the desired results. Users can individually define which filters are available, adjust them, and further refine their search using comparison operators such as "equals," "contains," or "greater than."
The advantage: By flexibly customizing the search, editorial teams save time and gain exactly the information they need.
With customizable list columns in NovaDB, users can tailor the display of search results to show only the information relevant to them. The column customization feature allows users to show or hide columns, rearrange them via drag & drop, and adjust their width. Additionally, data can be sorted by clicking on column headers. This flexibility enhances search clarity and improves overall efficiency.

Change history
With the change history in NovaDB, all modifications to content and product data remain fully traceable at all times. Changes are transparently documented and can be viewed directly in the History Tab, where details such as the timestamp, responsible user, and specific modifications are clearly displayed.
Thanks to versioning, previous changes can be easily compared—whether with the latest version, the previous modification, or the original content. Filter options also allow targeted searches for specific changes or users. These features enhance transparency, streamline collaboration, and ensure that all adjustments remain traceable at any time.

Multi-Language Support in NovaDB
NovaDB provides efficient language management to optimize content for international markets, streamlining multilingual content management, reducing manual work, and ensuring consistent brand communication across all markets.
- Centralized control of all language versions: Create content once and manage multiple languages efficiently.
- Flexible translation workflows: Parallel processing in separate work packages without affecting the main content.
- Language and variant management: Adapt product names, prices, or campaign content for different regions.
- Fast multi-channel publishing: Seamless distribution across websites, shops, and social media.
- Scalable internationalization: Easily expand into new languages without additional effort.

Efficient data management through inheritance
Inheritance is a principle in which properties or values are transferred from superordinate to subordinate units. This allows structures to be organised efficiently, redundancies to be avoided and changes to be controlled centrally.
One example is the allocation of discounts for different markets: a company defines a general discount strategy that applies to all markets. However, individual markets can make specific adjustments, such as higher discounts for certain regions. If the basic discount changes, the adjustment is automatically adopted - individual deviations are retained. This principle ensures consistency and flexibility in the management of company data.
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Integrations, Add-Ins and Plugins

Adobe InDesign
The NovaDB plugin for Adobe InDesign offers direct CMS access for current marketing materials with customised layouts - reliably and cost-effectively.

Microsoft Excel
With our Excel add-in you can edit and import your data directly from Excel to NovaDB.
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Shopware
Connect NovaDB with Shopware and manage your product information centrally and efficient.
Use NovaDB Headless CMS with the Frontend You Choose
The NovaDB CMS backend can be connected to all popular front end frameworks, thanks to the API-First approach.
- React Router
- NextJS
- Gatsby
- Angular
- Vue
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Modular and Composable Content Modeling, Reusable Components
The modular capabilities of NovaDB makes it ideal for solutions such as composable commerce. Users can structure their data that works for them and can have granular control over it. Every single field is customizable and can be re-used.
Re-usable components save time and effort for developers and marketers while building pages and content that need to be used over and over again.
Multi-channel Publishing
Single source for all your content, product data, and marketing materials. Everything stored in NovaDB CMS can be delivered to the platform of your choosing using the delivery API. Upload content once and use it everywhere.
Roles and Permissions
Granular field-level control for user access management, allowing control over who can edit or view content, down to specific fields.

AI Integration
Leverage GPT-based AI for content creation, content suggestions, and personalization, integrating cutting-edge tools into your workflow.

NovaDB Headless CMS: Developer-Focused Features
API-First Architecture
NovaDB Headless CMS is built on the MACH architecture (Microservices, API-First, Cloud-native, Headless). This ensures seamless integration and content delivery to any system that supports RESTful APIs. Both RESTful and GraphQL APIs are supported, enabling fast and easy data access.
High-Performance Content Delivery
API-first design, CDNs, caching, and scalable cloud infrastructure ensure content is delivered quickly and reliably, with optimizations for high performance.
Scalable Infrastructure
Real-time scaling to meet growing demands, with auto-scaling systems monitoring load and dynamically adjusting resources, using containerization for additional flexibility.

Decoupled Frontend and Backend
Having the front end and back end in two separate environments offers numerous benefits. Any updates or changes to one system will not affect the other. The decoupled backend helps in building additional user-facing solutions such as mobile apps, web stores, and POS systems without needing to create separate content sources for each solution.

Advanced Content Structuring
NovaDB allows users to create advanced content structures and hierarchies. Unlike traditional CMS solutions with predefined structures, NovaDB offers the flexibility to define your own content structure. It also includes an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to create the most advanced information silos.
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Security and Compliance
NovaDB ensures your data is secure and compliant with various standards. It provides data encryption, role-based access control, vulnerability monitoring, and secure RESTful APIs. Supported standards include ETIM, ECLASS, BMEcat, and UNSPSC for data classification. We participate in the TISAX programme and are ISO27001 certified.
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