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HEADLESS WORDPRESS

HEADLESS WORDPRESS

Headless WordPress development with a blazing-fast Next.js, React, or Vue front-end — Gutenberg editing for editors, edge-speed for your users.

⚛️ Next.js / React 🔌 GraphQL / REST API 🚀 Edge-Speed Delivery 🧩 Gutenberg Editing Kept 🔐 Reduced Attack Surface
zedwp-headless.config
$ zedwp --headless --frontend next.js
✔ Frontend: Next.js on the edge
✔ Editor: WordPress Gutenberg
✔ API: GraphQL · 40ms queries
✔ Lighthouse: 100/100
✔ Global TTFB: 90ms
100
Lighthouse Score
90ms
Global TTFB
40ms
GraphQL Queries
10x
Faster Than Themed WP
Headless Capability Matrix

Headless WordPress Capabilities

Headless Architecture & Front-end Build

WordPress CMS with a Next.js, React, or Vue front-end — edge-rendered, API-driven, and built to scale.

  • ⚛️ Next.js / React Front-ends
  • 🔌 GraphQL & REST APIs
  • 🏗️ Edge Deployment (Vercel / Cloudflare)

Editorial Workflow & Preview

Keep Gutenberg for your editors, with live previews and a publishing workflow that fits real teams.

  • 🧩 Gutenberg Content Editing
  • 👁️ Live Previews & Drafts
  • 🔐 Role-based Publishing

Performance, Security & Integrations

The speed and security of a static front-end with the flexibility of WordPress data.

  • 🚀 Edge Caching & ISR
  • 🔒 Reduced Attack Surface
  • 🔗 Third-party Integrations
What's Included

Every Headless Build Includes

Architecture Blueprint

A system design doc covering data model, API design, and front-end structure.

Gutenberg-Powered CMS

Your editors keep the WordPress admin they already know.

Edge Deployment & Caching

Global delivery with ISR or SSR as your routes need.

Performance SLA

Lighthouse green on every route, verified before launch.

The ZedWP Advantage

Themed WordPress vs. Headless WordPress

When a traditional theme hits its ceiling, headless takes over.

Architecture Metric Themed WordPress Headless WordPress
Front-end Speed ✖ Theme-Dependent Server-rendered ✔ Edge-Rendered Near-instant
Scalability ✖ Shared-Host Ceiling Limits traffic ✔ CDN + ISR Scales globally
Editorial UX ✖ Plugin-Stack Admin Slows editors ✔ Gutenberg Kept Editors stay fast
Security Surface ✖ Full PHP Exposed Larger attack ✔ Static Front-end Minimal surface
Developer Velocity ✖ Theme Hacks Slow to ship ✔ Modern JS Tooling Fast iteration
Headless Workflow

Our Headless Workflow

From content model to edge deploy — a proven path to a decoupled WordPress.

01

Content & API Audit

Map your content model, taxonomies, and API needs before a line of code.

📦 Deliverable: API Audit
02

Headless Architecture

Design the data model, GraphQL/REST surface, and front-end structure.

📦 Deliverable: Architecture Blueprint
03

Front-end Build

Next.js or React front-end built against WordPress, with previews wired in.

📦 Deliverable: Staged Previews
04

Edge Deploy & Handover

Deploy to the edge, verify Core Web Vitals, and hand over with docs.

📦 Deliverable: Live Build + Docs
Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Why go headless with WordPress? +
You keep the best editorial CMS and get a front-end that's dramatically faster, more secure, and easier to scale — the two big wins of a modern stack.
Will my team still use the WordPress admin? +
Yes. Your editors keep Gutenberg and the full WordPress admin — only the front-end rendering changes.
Is headless WordPress more expensive? +
Upfront it's typically higher than a themed build, but at scale the ops and performance wins usually pay it back. We scope both options honestly.
Client Feedback

Trusted by Engineering Leads

★★★★★
Gutenberg for editors, Next.js for us. Best of both worlds — and it never goes down.
Z
Engineering Lead
Media
★★★★★
We got the speed of a static site and the content workflow our team already loved.
Z
CTO
SaaS
★★★★★
The architecture blueprint made a scary project feel completely under control.
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Digital Director
Travel

Go Headless Without Losing Your Team?

Talk to a senior architect about a headless WordPress build — an architecture blueprint and fixed scope within 24 hours.

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⚡ 24h Response Time 🛡️ Mutual NDA Protected 💬 Direct Senior Architect