Trama
ISSUE №01·JOURNAL·ENGINEERING + ANALYSIS

The field journal.

Writing from the team building Trama — engineering posts, cost analyses, platform limit explainers, and the hard-won lessons of running headless commerce in production. No marketing fluff.

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  1. №01
    engineering
    7 min read

    The Wix headless checkout trap nobody warns you about

    You can build any storefront you want on Wix Stores. You cannot build a custom checkout — Wix's ToS forbids it. Here's what that actually means in practice, and the four-step workaround that keeps you compliant.

    published June 3, 2026 · read entry →
  2. №02
    analysis
    9 min read

    The true 3-year cost of going headless (with real numbers)

    Most headless cost estimates omit the maintenance tax, the peripheral rebuilds, and the engineering opportunity cost. A line-by-line breakdown for a $250K/year store — including what stays the same and what doesn't.

    published June 3, 2026 · read entry →
  3. №03
    origin
    6 min read

    Why we built Trama (and the platform-migration myth)

    Every headless tutorial assumes you're willing to migrate platforms. Most stores can't and shouldn't. The bridge-layer pattern, why it took so long to exist, and the architectural bet behind Trama.

    published June 3, 2026 · read entry →