Service 05 · Headless WordPress

WordPress, decoupled

WordPress as a headless CMS paired with Next.js or Nuxt. Best-in-class performance, full design freedom, and a content editor your team will actually love using.

$2,000
Starting price
21–35 days
Typical delivery
95+
Avg. PageSpeed score
2
API options — REST or GraphQL
Overview

The editing
you know, rebuilt

A traditional WordPress theme couples the CMS to the rendering layer — every page load hits PHP, a database query, and a template render before a visitor sees anything. Headless WordPress splits the two apart: WordPress stays the content backend your editors already know, and a modern frontend framework handles everything the visitor actually sees.

We build the frontend in Next.js or Nuxt, pulling content through WPGraphQL or the REST API, and deploy it to the edge. The result is a site that loads near-instantly, scores consistently high on Core Web Vitals, and gives you complete design freedom — no theme constraints, no page-builder bloat.

It's not the right fit for every project — a small brochure site rarely needs it — but for content-heavy sites, multi-channel publishing, or teams who've hit the ceiling of what a theme can do, it's a different tier of performance and flexibility entirely.

  • Brands wanting app-like speed with WordPress's editing experience
  • Teams that need full design freedom outside theme constraints
  • Sites planning multi-channel content — web, app and beyond
  • Anyone who's hit the ceiling of what a traditional theme can do
Quick facts
Starting at$2,000
Delivery time21–35 days
Best forContent-heavy, performance-critical sites
FrontendNext.js or Nuxt
Support included30 days
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What's included

Everything a
headless build needs

Headless WP backend setup
WordPress configured purely as a content API, with no public-facing theme.
Next.js / Nuxt frontend build
A fully custom frontend, completely decoupled from WordPress's rendering.
REST API / GraphQL integration
WPGraphQL or REST endpoints wired cleanly into the frontend.
Content modeling with ACF
Custom fields and blocks structured for a clean, predictable editing experience.
Preview & draft workflow
Editors preview unpublished content exactly as it will render live.
Deployment & hosting setup
Frontend on Vercel or Netlify, WP backend on managed hosting, CI/CD wired up.
Tech we use

Modern frontend,
familiar backend

Next.js
Nuxt.js
WPGraphQL
WP REST API
ACF Pro
Vercel
Netlify
Node.js
GraphQL
Git
Redis object cache
WP-CLI
How it works

From architecture
to launch

01
Architecture & content modeling
We map every content type and how the frontend will consume it.
02
Backend setup (headless WP)
WordPress configured as a pure content API with the fields your editors need.
03
Frontend build
The Next.js or Nuxt frontend built to your exact design, with no theme constraints.
04
Launch & handoff
Deployed, monitored, and your team trained on the new editing workflow.
Pricing

Three ways
to get built

Headless projects vary widely in scope. These are the three most common shapes — tell us yours and we'll quote it exactly.

Headless Starter
A single content type on a small site
$2,000 one-time
  • Headless WP backend
  • Next.js or Nuxt frontend, up to 5 pages
  • REST or GraphQL integration
  • Deployment setup
  • 30 days post-launch support
  • Custom post types & taxonomies
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Headless Platform
Multi-channel content with complex integrations
$12,000+ project-based
  • Everything in Headless Site
  • PWA / app-shell architecture
  • Multiple frontend consumers of one backend
  • Third-party system integrations
  • 6 months post-launch support
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Not sure what fits? Tell us about your project → Every headless build gets a tailored quote.

“Our old site took over four seconds to load on mobile. The headless rebuild brought that under a second, and our editors barely noticed the switch — they're still in the same WordPress dashboard they always used.”

MT
Marcus T.
CTO, B2B SaaS company
FAQ

Questions we
hear most

Still have questions? Drop us a message →

Speed and design freedom. A headless frontend can be pre-rendered and served from the edge, cutting load times dramatically, and it's not bound by a theme's template structure — you can build exactly the layout you want.
Yes — that's the whole point. Your team keeps editing in the same WordPress admin they already know, with custom fields tailored to your content types. The frontend is what changes, not the editing experience.
Typically yes — the frontend deploys to Vercel or Netlify, separate from the WordPress backend's hosting. We handle setup on both sides and walk you through the ongoing cost, which is usually modest.
Done properly, it's excellent for SEO — faster load times are themselves a ranking factor, and frameworks like Next.js support full server-side rendering so search engines see complete HTML, not an empty shell.
That's the other advantage of going headless — your content lives in WordPress independent of any one frontend. A new frontend, a mobile app, or an additional channel can consume the same API without touching your content.
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