Plugins for Headless WordPress
The plugins listed are vetted and built for headless.
The fast and fun way to define custom post types and fields for headless WordPress sites. Developers get a modern content modeling system with WPGraphQL and REST support. Publishers get friendly and familiar content entry pages.
WPGraphQL is a free, open-source WordPress plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for any WordPress site.
To take full advantage of your Faust.js headless WordPress site, install FaustWP to enable previews, authentication, smart content redirects, and more.
Reorder custom posts through drag-and-drop, then use "orderby=menu_order" when querying custom posts from the front-end.
Optimize images and convert to WebP format.
The most popular system for creating web forms, with a library of field types.
Along with CPT UI, ACF enables you to create custom content types for headless with custom data fields on custom post types.
CPT UI in tandem with ACF allow you to create custom content types in headless.
One of the most popular ways to create a simple contact form, also with a REST endpoint.
The most popular redirect-rule manager for WordPress with millions of active users, fully accessible via REST API. You can manage 301/302 redirects with rules managed inside WordPress
Optimizes images, reducing file size and thus increasing speed.
Enables the use of SVG in the WordPress media library, plus features around sanitizing and optimization.
Optimize images and convert to WebP format.