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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 2, 2026

Best Headless Wordpress Plugins for WordPress

9 plugins are tagged “headless wordpress” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon with 10K+ active installs.

Plugins in category9
#1 by installsWPGraphQL Yoast SEO A…
Top-9 installs10.9K+
Avg. health (this page)50/100

9 Headless Wordpress plugins

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Best Headless Wordpress Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon This plugin enables Yoast SEO Support for WPGraphQL. by ash_hitch 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 2 months ago 71
2 Add WPGraphql Send Mail Add WPGraphql Send Mail This plugin enables to send email via WPGraphQL. by ash_hitch 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 48
3 Add WPGraphQL Redirection Add WPGraphQL Redirection Add WPGraphQl support for redirects made using the popular Redirection Plugin by ash_hitch 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 48
4 Generate WpGraphql Image DataUrl Generate WpGraphql Image DataUrl This plugin Generates DataUrl of MediaItem in WPGraphQL. by dipankarmaikap 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 24
5 WP Trigger Github WP Trigger Github Save or update action triggers Github repository_dispatch action by glukmann 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 years ago 24
6 Redirection Manager Redirection Manager Easily manage redirects when using WordPress as a Headless CMS with frontend frameworks… by Dropndot Solutions 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 66
7 Upload Multiple Media by API Upload Multiple Media by API Upload multiple media files through the WordPress REST API with authentication, duplicate… by sandeepjainlive 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 weeks ago 66
8 HWConnector Lite – Headless REST API & CORS HWConnector Lite – Headless REST API & CORS Configure ACF REST API, CORS, and a contact form endpoint for headless WordPress — all… by markmym <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 49
9 Static JSON Export with CORS Static JSON Export with CORS Generate secure, fast CORS-enabled static JSON feeds of your posts and pages for external… by aritrhk <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 55

Top Headless Wordpress plugins, head to head

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WPGraphQL Yoast SEO AddonWPGraphQL Yoast SEO A… vs Add WPGraphql Send MailAdd WPGraphql Send Ma… WPGraphQL Yoast SEO AddonWPGraphQL Yoast SEO A… vs Add WPGraphQL RedirectionAdd WPGraphQL Redirec… WPGraphQL Yoast SEO AddonWPGraphQL Yoast SEO A… vs Generate WpGraphql Image DataUrlGenerate WpGraphql Im… Add WPGraphql Send MailAdd WPGraphql Send Ma… vs Add WPGraphQL RedirectionAdd WPGraphQL Redirec… Add WPGraphql Send MailAdd WPGraphql Send Ma… vs Generate WpGraphql Image DataUrlGenerate WpGraphql Im… Add WPGraphQL RedirectionAdd WPGraphQL Redirec… vs Generate WpGraphql Image DataUrlGenerate WpGraphql Im…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 12.1Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.5KAI 2.4Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.6Kgutenberg 1.5Kelementor 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Kperformance 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kcontact form 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1.1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 998links 979

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

What is the most popular headless wordpress plugin for WordPress?

WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon is the most popular headless wordpress plugin with 10K+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many headless wordpress plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 9 plugins tagged “headless wordpress” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Are these headless wordpress plugins actively maintained?

2 of the top 9 headless wordpress plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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