VERSION 6.5

Headless WordPress

WordPress as a headless CMS, combining familiar content management with modern React frontends for superior performance.

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OVERVIEW

WordPress powers 43% of the web, and for good reason — its content management experience is unmatched. Headless WordPress separates the familiar WordPress admin from the frontend, letting us build blazing-fast React applications while your team manages content through the WordPress dashboard they already know.

This approach gives you the best of both worlds: content editors get the intuitive WordPress interface with its rich plugin ecosystem (ACF, Yoast SEO, WPML), while your visitors get a modern, performant frontend built with React and Next.js that scores 95+ on Lighthouse.

For European businesses migrating from traditional WordPress, the headless approach is the smoothest upgrade path. Your existing content, media library, and editorial workflows remain intact — only the frontend gets a modern overhaul. We use the WordPress REST API or WPGraphQL to connect the two layers seamlessly.

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KEY FEATURES

WordPress admin for content management
React/Next.js frontend
WPGraphQL or REST API
ACF custom fields support
Yoast SEO integration
WPML multilingual content
Media library with CDN
Custom post types and taxonomies
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WHY WE USE IT

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Familiar WordPress CMS for content editors with zero learning curve

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React frontend delivers 3-5x faster page loads than traditional WordPress themes

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Existing WordPress plugins (ACF, Yoast, WPML) continue working as before

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Smoothest migration path for businesses currently on traditional WordPress

95+
LIGHTHOUSE
<2s
LOAD TIME
+40%
AVG TRAFFIC
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ALTERNATIVES

Strapi

Open-source headless CMS with a customisable admin panel and REST/GraphQL API

POINTS FORTS

Modern tech stack, customisable admin, self-hosted, no licence fees

LIMITES

Smaller ecosystem, less content editor familiarity, fewer plugins

Contentful

Enterprise headless CMS with cloud-hosted content infrastructure and CDN delivery

POINTS FORTS

Cloud-hosted, excellent CDN, rich API, enterprise-grade reliability

LIMITES

Expensive at scale, vendor lock-in, limited free tier

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