wp-graphql/wp-graphql

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WPGraphQL is a free, open-source WordPress plugin that exposes an extendable GraphQL schema and API for any WordPress site. It lets developers query WordPress content (posts, pages, users, media, taxonomies) from modern frontend frameworks like Next.js, Gatsby, Vue, or Svelte.

Use cases

• use wordpress as a headless cms with next.js
• query wordpress posts and pages via graphql
• replace the wordpress rest api with graphql
• build a gatsby site from wordpress content
• fetch nested wordpress data in a single request
• extend the wordpress api with custom graphql fields

When to choose

• you want a decoupled/headless WordPress architecture with a modern JS frontend
• you need flexible, precise data fetching from WordPress instead of multiple REST round-trips
• you want an extendable GraphQL schema that plugins can build on

When to avoid

• you only need simple REST endpoints and already have WP REST API integrations
• your stack is entirely server-rendered classic WordPress PHP themes
• you cannot install plugins on your WordPress host

Facets

plugin · maturity active

graphql api-framework http-server middleware web-development cms apis backend php self-hosted wordpress-plugin headless-cms decoupled-frontend gatsby nextjs graphiql web-server

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