Can a CMS be connected to a static HTML/CSS website?

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SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
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  • astro

    The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

    • Look into SSG (static site generators) like hugo, astro.build, 11ty, etc...

  • primo

    Primo is a visual CMS with a built-in code editor, Svelte blocks, and static site generator.

    • The easiest thing would probably be Primo, you’ll just have to copy+paste your code in & write some Svelte to set up the content fields.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • CouchCMS

    Simple Open-Source CMS for designers

    • CouchCMS caters to precisely this use-case; works by getting retro-fitted into existing static HTML/CSS designs.

  • sanity

    Sanity Studio – Rapidly configure content workspaces powered by structured content

    • You could check out Storyblok, they have a nice free tier (most headless CMSes do) so you wouldn't have to pay for hosting. Some other good options are Prismic and Sanity Sanity.

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