October 1, 2023 — Headless WordPress refers to a decoupled architecture where the WordPress content management system (CMS) is used as a back end, providing content management capabilities, while the front end is built using a separate technology stack or framework. In a traditional WordPress setup, the CMS handles both content management and front-end rendering. However, with a headless approach, the front end is disconnected or “headless” from the back end.

This front-end application can be developed using various technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, or any other modern JavaScript framework.

Why should you use Headless WordPress:

Flexibility: You can choose the most appropriate framework or library for creating a dynamic and interactive user interface.

Enhanced Performance: Separating the front end from the back end can improve performance.It can make use of techniques like lazy loading, caching, and server-side rendering to deliver faster and smoother user experiences.

Scalability: If you have heavy traffic on your website, you can scale the front-end servers separately from the CMS, ensuring better performance and stability.

Omnichannel Content Delivery: Headless WordPress allows you to deliver content across multiple platforms and devices, such as web, mobile apps, smart TVs, or even IoT devices.

Future-Proofing: Headless WordPress enables you to future-proof your website by separating the content management system from the presentation layer. If you decide to change or upgrade your front-end technology in the future, the content and data from the WordPress CMS can still be utilized without significant disruptions.

Developer Experience: Headless architecture provides developers with the freedom to work with their preferred programming languages, frameworks, and tools.

Presentation Slides »

August 22, 2019 — Arefin is the founder and CEO of Jewel Theme which is a WordPress Theme and Plugin Development Company. He started exploring WordPress in 2008 and quickly fell in love with it. He has been since not only a WordPress evangelist but also an active community member Authoring Themes, Plugins and Books. His ebook on Plugin development crossed more than 200,000 downloads and was appreciated greatly by the Bangladeshi Local Community. He has currently 17 active Plugins and 9 WordPress themes in WordPress.org Repository as well as dozens of Themes and Plugins in Themeforest.

Liton Arefin will be Speaking about New Era of Plugin Development in WordPress.

Liton Arefin has done Information and Communication Engineering from Rajshahi University. Currently based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. You can follow him on https://jeweltheme.com or follow @Litonice11 on Twitter.