# ramsaylanier/WordExpress

WordPress using Node, React, GraphQL, and Apollo

Repository: https://github.com/ramsaylanier/WordExpress
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wordexpress
Homepage: http://wordexpress.io
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-07-27T01:51:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 2960, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1552, forks 125 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.733771+00:00)

## What it is
WordExpress is a stack for building WordPress-powered sites with Node, React, GraphQL, and Apollo, replacing the WordPress theme layer with a JavaScript frontend. It has since been split into separate repositories: WordExpress Server (an Apollo GraphQL server over the WordPress database), WordExpress Schema, and Vue/React starter kits.

## Use cases
- use wordpress as a headless cms with a react frontend
- query wordpress data via graphql
- build a decoupled wordpress site with node and apollo
- replace wordpress themes with a javascript app
- serve wordpress posts through a graphql api
- build a vue frontend on top of wordpress content

## When to choose
- you want a decoupled/headless WordPress architecture with GraphQL
- you prefer building frontends in React or Vue instead of PHP themes
- you want a ready-made GraphQL schema for WordPress data

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - it was last released in 2018 and split into other repos
- you want a traditional WordPress theme or plugin setup
- you need a headless CMS solution with ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphql, web-framework, ssr, api-framework
- domain: web-development, cms, frontend, backend, apis
- platform: -
- tags: wordpress, apollo, react, vue, headless-cms, decoupled-wordpress, nodejs, javascript, web-server

## Member repositories
- ramsaylanier/WordExpress (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.733771+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:13.324133+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ramsaylanier/WordExpress (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.733771+00:00, sha 03b63f207f57)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.