Headless 101 for WordPress Developers.pdf
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The presentation discusses the advantages of headless WordPress architecture for developers, highlighting improved performance and developer experience through tools like WPGraphQL. It addresses common challenges in headless implementation and presents solutions through the Atlas platform, focusing on managed services and efficient workflows. The final takeaways emphasize the need for a modernized content publishing system that meets the demands of both stakeholders and users.
Headless 101 for WordPress Developers.pdf
- 2. Headless 101 for WordPress Developers ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER ADVOCATE WP Engine Grace Erixon CTO Haus Steve Scavo
- 5. 5 We recommend WPGraphQL for better performance, developer workflows, superior tooling, etc. GraphQL or the REST API API Layer
- 6. 6 Faust.js, Next.js, and React Nuxt.js and Vue.js SvelteKit and Svelte Framework Choices
- 7. 7 Why Headless? Speed, security, and developer experience
- 10. Headless 101 for WordPress Developers CTO Haus Steve Scavo
- 11. 11 Why Headless? • Modernize • Increase publishing power • Re-establish brand identity • Prepare for the future
- 12. 12 Atlas Platform Headless has its pain points What does Atlas solve? • Managed service, infrastructure • Standardized CI/CD • Data migrations between environments • Microservice & devOps fatigue
- 13. 13 Developer Experience (DX) • React + Next.js 🙌 • Codified design system • Declarative, expressive codebase • Creative headroom 💅
- 14. 14 Admin Experience (AX) • No backend cutover • WordPress familiarity • Adoption and documentation • Custom fields + ACF Plugin
- 15. 15 User Experience (UX) • Native app-like interactions • Performance Universal rendering snappy, responsive GraphQL lean payloads, less hydration • Fresh, timely content
- 17. 17 Final Thoughts The brief almost always has missing language IT/Engineering: “Please don’t hand me a burden” Stakeholders: “Build me a beautiful, amazing website” We’re building a website establishing a content publishing system! ✓