Part 4: AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) 6.5 Headless CMS Tutorial | Next.js | GraphQL

A complete tutorial on building a Headless CMS using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5) and Next.js with GraphQL.
Learn how to build a modern Headless CMS architecture using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5) and Next.js.
In this project demonstration, I implemented a pure headless content architecture where AEM acts as a structured content platform while Next.js handles the frontend rendering. Content is delivered via GraphQL APIs and can be edited directly from the frontend interface.
This architecture demonstrates how enterprise CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager can power modern React-based applications without relying on traditional CMS page rendering.

🚀 What You’ll Learn

• How AEM 6.5 works as a Headless CMS
• Using Content Fragments for structured content
• Delivering content using AEM GraphQL APIs
• Integrating AEM with Next.js frontend
• Server Components and Client Components in Next.js
• Inline frontend editing with real-time updates
• Persisting updates back to AEM Content Fragments via REST APIs

🧩 Architecture Overview

• AEM acts as a content repository and API layer
• Content stored in AEM Content Fragments and DAM
• Next.js fetches content via GraphQL queries
• Interactive UI handled through Client Components
• Inline editing enabled directly on the frontend
• Updates sent to AEM via REST APIs
• AEM remains the single source of truth for content

🧠 Technologies Used

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5)
• AEM Content Fragments
• AEM GraphQL APIs
• Next.js (App Router)
• React Server Components
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

This project highlights how enterprises can build scalable and high-performance headless CMS architectures while maintaining the governance and content structure offered by Adobe Experience Manager.
If you're an AEM developer, frontend engineer, or exploring headless CMS architectures, this project demonstrates a practical implementation of AEM with modern JavaScript frameworks.

📂 GitHub Repository
https://github.com/vanditshah20/aem-headless-nextjs-site

📚 AEM 6.5 Tutorial Series

Part 1 – AEM 6.5 Installation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJPaUSf9jo

Part 2 – AEM 6.5 Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54eGWbtuwHc

Part 3 – AEM 6.5 Creating Website
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLUf0vDLfg

▶ Full Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9862oz10Jh-8vZcozpb4md0flR9Re2-Z

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Overall Workflow Overview
01:11 Prerequisites
01:52 AEM Content Fragment Setup
07:30 AEM GraphQL API Overview
08:14 Frontend Setup Overview
08:40 Fetching Content Using GraphQL
09:09 Saving Content Back to AEM
09:37 Inline Editing
10:00 Editor Page Rendering Content
10:28 Final Project Demo
12:34 Conclusion

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