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Headless WordPress & Next.js Frontends

WordPress as a headless CMS with a Next.js / Nuxt frontend — WPGraphQL/REST, SSG/SSR/ISR and on-demand revalidation.

Who this is for

Teams that have hit the limits of a traditional theme and want a fast, custom frontend while keeping WordPress as an editor-friendly CMS.

How it works

  1. Model the content in WordPress
  2. Expose it cleanly via WPGraphQL / REST
  3. Build the Next.js frontend with the right rendering strategy
  4. Wire on-demand revalidation to content updates
  5. Preserve SEO, schema and redirects
  6. Deploy to Vercel / Netlify and monitor

Common questions

Do I lose the WordPress editor if I go headless?

No. WordPress stays as your CMS and editing experience; only the public frontend is rendered by Next.js.

Is headless always the right choice?

No. It adds moving parts. It shines when you need speed at scale or a custom app-like frontend — otherwise a well-built classic theme is simpler and cheaper to run.

Headless is a capability I architect when a project genuinely needs it — this portfolio itself runs on a classic theme + plugin for fast, admin-friendly editing.