Joe Bailey-Roberts

Logged in users are redirected to the editor screen for the post, while non-logged in users must log in first. This means that you can share a readable link straight to the editor, depending on your permalink settings.
Good for task management or organisation resource management.
<h3>What the plugin actually does</h3>
In simple terms, the plugin removes the frontend of the WordPress site. Post permalinks go straight to the editor page, and the theme is mostly redundant.
<h3>Why would I want to do that?</h3>
This is definitely not a useful plugin for a public-facing website. Instead, this allows you to convert WordPress into a headless CMS for managing tasks, content and more, all protected by the standard user role system. You can share a post permalink with a collaborator and they will be directed straight to the editor screen.
Maybe you want to go a step further and create an external application to display your WordPress content elsewhere using the API. In this case you definitely don’t want the standard WP frontend accessible!

WP Headless

A lightweight plugin to disable the WP frontend experience.

Adil

Al Adil Ashrafi Saikat

Headless Portfolio CMS transforms your WordPress installation into a powerful, API-first backend specifically designed for developers, freelancers, agencies, and creators. Build your dream portfolio using modern frontend frameworks (Next.js, React, Vue, Astro, Gatsby) while enjoying the familiar, user-friendly WordPress dashboard to manage your content.
Stop hardcoding your resume and project data! With Headless Portfolio CMS, you can centrally manage your professional identity and expose it through clean, strictly-typed REST API endpoints.
<h3>🚀 Core Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>9 Dedicated Content Types: Manage your Projects, Experience, Education, Skills, Testimonials, Resumes, Services, Clients, and an internal Contact Inbox out of the box.</li>
<li>Custom Meta Fields: Every content type comes with pre-configured, rich meta boxes (e.g., GitHub URLs, Live Demo links, Tech Stacks, Skill Levels, and Company details).</li>
<li>Built-in CORS Management: Easily configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) directly from the dashboard to allow your frontend applications to securely fetch data.</li>
<li>Contact Form API: Accept contact form submissions via a dedicated <code>POST /contact</code> endpoint with built-in rate limiting, inbox storage, and email notifications.</li>
<li>On-Demand ISR Revalidation: Automatically pings your Next.js frontend’s revalidation endpoint whenever content is published, keeping your static pages fresh without manual deploys.</li>
<li>Global Profile & SEO Settings: Manage your bio, social links, and default SEO metadata centrally.</li>
<li>Dynamic Taxonomies: Organize your projects by Technologies, Categories, and Industries. Group your skills by Skill Categories.</li>
<li>API Reference Dashboard: Includes a beautifully designed, built-in API reference guide right in your WordPress admin area to help you integrate quickly.</li>
<li>Lightning Fast & Lightweight: Zero bloat, no frontend assets loaded, and highly optimized database queries for instant API responses.</li>
</ul>
<h3>💻 Built for Modern Frontends</h3>
Whether you are building a static site with Astro, a server-rendered app with Next.js, or a single-page application with React or Vue, this plugin provides the perfect data structure. The JSON responses are deeply nested and cleanly formatted, removing the need for complex data parsing on your frontend.
<h3>🔒 Secure by Default</h3>
Read-only endpoints are publicly accessible. The contact form endpoint is rate-limited (5 requests per IP per hour) and all submissions are sanitized. Your administrative settings are fully protected by WordPress’s native nonces and capability checks.

Headless Portfolio CMS

API-first headless portfolio CMS for WordPress. Seamlessly power modern frontends like Next.js, React, and Astro via a lightning-fast REST API.

WP Headless vs Headless Portfolio CMS