Frontend View For Headless CMS
Frontend View For Headless CMS links backend WordPress articles, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, and categories to the headless CMS site.
Safe pick
Yes — Frontend View For Headless CMS is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 80/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 2 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Frontend View For Headless… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| headless CMS WordPress | #1 |
| headless frontend | #1 |
| next.js | #4 |
| react | #55 |
| WordPress to Next.js | #1 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
About Frontend View For Headless CMS
From the official readme · v2.1.1Description
Frontend View For Headless CMS is a plugin that seamlessly links your backend WordPress content, including posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, categories, and authors to your headless CMS frontend site. This ensures that any content in your WordPress backend are linked with your headless CMS frontend, therefore, you can easily visit the contents using visit links.
Features:
- Set your headless frontend base URL in Frontend View Settings.
- Optional redirect of public WordPress frontend requests (301) to your headless frontend URL, while leaving admin, REST API, GraphQL, feeds, sitemaps, and similar endpoints untouched.
- Rewrite View links on post, page, CPT, taxonomy, and user list screens.
- Optional custom preview path (for example
/preview/post-slug/) for draft and preview links. - Map author archive paths to your frontend user segment.
- Per-taxonomy and per–post-type slug overrides to match your frontend routes.
- Empty slug option to remove taxonomy or CPT base segments from generated URLs (for flat routes like
/my-post/instead of/products/my-post/). - Frontend links in wp-admin open in a new tab for safer editing workflows.
- Settings shortcut on the Plugins screen for quick access to configuration.
- Redesigned settings page with slug mapping UI, quick guide, and helpful resources.
Works with any frontend that consumes WordPress via the REST API, GraphQL, or your own data layer—as long as your frontend URLs follow the paths you configure.
Development
This plugin is developed by Dropndot Solutions. For more information, visit Dropndot Solutions.
Contact
For support or inquiries, please contact us at info@dropndot.com.
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Installation
- From your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Add New.
- Search for
Frontend View For Headless CMSand press Enter. - Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Go to Frontend View Settings in the admin menu (or Plugins → Settings on this plugin’s row).
- Enter your frontend site URL (no trailing slash) and save.
Manual install:
- Upload the
frontend-view-for-headless-cmsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Open Frontend View Settings and enter your frontend site URL.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use this plugin with any front-end application?
Yes. It only rewrites admin links to URLs you configure. Your frontend can be built with Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby, Astro, React, Vue, or any other stack.
How do I configure the plugin?
After activation, open Frontend View Settings and enter your frontend site URL. Optionally enable frontend redirects, a custom preview path, set the author slug, and map taxonomy or CPT path segments to match your frontend routing.
Can WordPress frontend page requests redirect to my headless site?
Yes. Enable Redirect frontend requests to headless frontend in settings. Public page requests are redirected with a 301 to the matching URL on your frontend. Admin, REST API, GraphQL, feeds, sitemaps, previews, login, and similar backend endpoints are never redirected. The option is off by default.
Does this plugin work with custom post types?
Yes. Public custom post types shown in the admin UI appear under Post type / CPT slug overrides, where you can set a custom segment or enable Empty slug to drop the CPT base from links.
What does “Empty slug” do?
When enabled for a taxonomy or post type, the plugin removes that base path segment from generated URLs. For example, /products/my-item/ can become /my-item/ on your frontend if your routes are flat.
Is this plugin compatible with multisite?
Yes, the plugin is compatible with multisite installations. Configure the frontend URL per site as needed.
How do I set the frontend site URL?
Go to Frontend View Settings and enter the full URL of your frontend (for example https://www.example.com).
Does the plugin support HTTPS?
Yes, both HTTP and HTTPS frontend URLs are supported.
Changelog
Loads plugin icons from the plugin package instead of a remote CDN so the plugin passes WordPress.org Plugin Check.
2.1.1
- Fix Plugin Check OffloadedContent errors by bundling sidebar plugin icons locally instead of loading them from WordPress.org.
2.1
- Raise minimum WordPress version to 6.5.
- Add optional Redirect frontend requests to headless frontend setting (off by default).
- When enabled, public frontend page requests are redirected (301) to the configured headless frontend URL, preserving path, query string, and trailing slash.
- Redirects reuse existing frontend URL rewriting (slug overrides, empty slug, author slug).
- Admin, REST API, GraphQL, feeds, sitemaps, robots.txt, previews, login, cron, AJAX, and similar backend endpoints are excluded from redirects.
2.0
- Fixed redirection issue.
- Major release with redesigned Frontend View Settings page.
- Rewrite admin View links for posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, and users to the configured frontend URL.
- Add optional custom preview path segment for preview and draft links.
- Add author slug mapping for author archive URLs.
- Add per-taxonomy and per–post-type slug overrides for frontend route alignment.
- Add Empty slug option to strip taxonomy or CPT base segments from URLs.
1.1
/preview/slug will be used for preview posts, pages etc.
1.0
- Initial release.
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FAQ
Frontend View For Headless CMS: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Frontend View For Headless CMS free?
Yes. Frontend View For Headless CMS is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Frontend View For Headless CMS safe to use in 2026?
Yes — Frontend View For Headless CMS is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 80/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Frontend View For Headless CMS?
Frontend View For Headless CMS is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,342 times since it launched in June 2024. It was downloaded 260 times in the last 30 days.
Does Frontend View For Headless CMS work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Frontend View For Headless CMS up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.5 or newer.
What PHP version does Frontend View For Headless CMS need?
Frontend View For Headless CMS requires PHP 7.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Frontend View For Headless CMS last updated?
The latest version, 2.1.1, was released on September 17, 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Who makes Frontend View For Headless CMS?
Frontend View For Headless CMS is developed and maintained by Dropndot Solutions.
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