Headless E-commerce Solution for China
Tags: ecommerce, headless, shopify, china
Published: 2021-03-22 16:44:01

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# The Era of Headless E-commerce has Arrived!

In the world of e-commerce, data-driven and personalized content has been proven to increase revenue. However many businesses have overlooked another decisive factor in revenue growth - **loading speed of e-commerce storefronts for the consumer shouldn't be overlooked.**


The best way to upgrade into a headless e-commerce storefront such as Shopify in China is with 21YunBox.

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### Glossary

**Headless** is a term for a back-end services.  It means that the data and functions can be provided without controlling the front-end interface.
Headless systems refer to the separation of the front-end interface and back-end communication through API interface instead of front-end interface (ie "head"). 

**Jamstack** is a modern front-end network architecture. This architectural approach was created to match the headless back-end system at the beginning of the design. The use of the Jamstack architecture enables development teams to use modern web frameworks in a short period of time to develop a rich interactive interface.

> Reducing page load time by 0.1 second will increase the conversion rate by 8%. -Google, Deloitte"

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## 21YunBox Provides a Modern Platform to Deliver Better Sale Conversions

“Headless” is a modern architecture for commerce that’s driving higher conversion through sites that are significantly faster, more custom to the brand, and more personalized to the customer.


### Load your storefront with the fastest loading speed

Deploying your storefront on 21Yunbox will be fully loaded instantly. Your entire site will be packaged in a "pre-rendered" fashion when the project is built, and deployed to the 21YunBox's global edge network.  This will achieve extremely fast access speed to serve buyers around the world.


### Customize the brand image and user experience

Through the headless front-end network architecture, the application's front-end interface is separated from the back-end. This allows you to make changes to the front-end quickly and frequently without having to coordinate all changes with the back-end. Unlike the traditional monolithic network architecture approach, your team can use a template technology built into the e-commerce platform. 

In the modern architecture, you will have complete control on the overall experience of the front-end store without impacting the back-end. This enables needed flexibility and agility for development teams.

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##The "Realization Principle"

### Headless Back-end System

Most of the current e-commerce platforms already support running in a headless mode.  This simplifys the platforms by separating the front-end and the back-end which reduces unneeded complexity.

A 21YunBox build will gather all the data and API interfaces of the headless back-end service platform. Then it'll package the project in a "pre-rendered" fashion when the project is built.

Using this method allows companies to flexibly combine data from various headless services and API interfaces to achieve a more personalized experiences.

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nsblo1ao5kelhlloqam8.png)

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### 21YunBox Automated Deployment

When content editors add or modify the content of the website on the headless back-end service platform, 21YunBox will receive the notification of Webhooks. 21YunBox will then automatically deploy. 

In this process, 21YunBox will be the headless back-end service platform pulling data and integrate the API interfaces and uses "pre-rendering" to generate high-performance pre-rendered web pages for the entire e-commerce storefront. The 21YunBox build environment supports 90% of the mainstream frameworks and technologies on the market. You can easily use the team’s favorite technology stack on the 21YunBox.

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![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wq4uy48aqj8j64w5o97k.png)
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### Global Deployment

After the construction is completed, your entire e-commerce site (including pre-rendered pages, pictures, videos, etc.) will be updated on 21YunBox's global service network.

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## Empower Your Development Team

If your R&D team is still writing website template code in traditional e-commerce platforms (such as Magento) or e-commerce cloud, migrating to a headless e-commerce system will make them more effective! 21YunBox allows your developers to use any modern programming language and technical framework to build a rich front-end experience. At the same time, the use of a mature headless service platform through the use of API interfaces means a very low learning threshold and increase the flexibility of the technical team.

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![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/t7ve1nvug11pafoxmas8.png)
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> After switching to headless WordPress + 21YunBox, my website literally opened in seconds. I never thought it could be so fast." - James F. Director of Engineering , HuntScan

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## More Flexible and Faster Iteration

Switching from the outdated e-commerce system to the 21YunBox is very simple. Only the back-end developers need to write API interfaces for the content (this is an crucial step to separate the front-end and the back-end) or migrate to support headless e-commerce system on the system. Your technical architecture will become more flexible and iterate faster.

21YunBox provides a powerful service suite to help your R&D team achieve faster product launches, including:

- Complete Git workflow
- Built-in continuous deployment, continuous online function (CI / CD)
- Provide one-click hosting of modern headless content management system
- Provide integrated support for modern headless back-end systems
- [Backend Service](https://www.21cloudbox.com/docs/#/) out-of-the-box
- [Database](https://www.21cloudbox.com/docs/#/databases) out-of-the-box
- [Plugin Library](https://www.21cloudbox.com/n/app/) out-of-the-box

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## What Other Benefits of Headless E-commerce + 21YunBox?

From content to security to personalization, here are more benefits of headless e-commerce on 21YunBox:

### Unified Content

In the past, brand owners needed to maintain content websites and separate e-commerce storefronts due to technical bottlenecks. Now, with the help of headless e-commerce and 21YunBox, you can combine content and commerce while bringing a rich content experience to storefront and every page during shopping and checkout experience.

### Better Security and Lower Attack Surface

In our global network nodes, the content deployed to the edge nodes is stored in a static manner, meaning no servers for hackers to attack.


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# Why Choose 21YunBox?

> 21YunBox is a Cloud Service Platform based out of Beijing, China. We specialize in modern web hosting and automation solutions. This enables you to set up websites instantly.  

> **Have questions about hosting and deploying in China? Let us know, we are happy to help!** <21YunBox@gmail.com> 

To learn about the differences between 21YunBox and these foreign (outside of China) cloud service platforms, please refer to:

* [21YunBox vs Heroku](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/solutions/how-to-speed-up-heroku-in-china.html)
* [21YunBox vs Netlify](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/blog/solutions/alternatives-to-netlify-in-china.html)
* [21YunBox vs Vercel](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/solutions/how-to-speed-up-vercel-in-china.html)
* [21YunBox vs Gatsby Cloud](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/solutions/how-to-speed-up-gatsby-cloud-in-china.html)
* [21YunBox vs Github Pages](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/solutions/how-to-speed-up-github-pages-in-china.html)
* [21YunBox vs Surge.sh](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/solutions/how-to-speed-up-surgesh-in-china.html)
* [Compare in terms of function and price: 21YunBox vs Heroku, Netlify, Vercel](https://www.21yunbox.com/compare-others/)

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*This article's content originated [here](https://launch-in-china.21yunbox.com/for/ecommerce.html)*

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