Headless Mode
by Ben Meredith 5 (6 reviews)

Headless Mode

Once you take the head off of WordPress, nobody needs to see it. This plugin hides the front end by redirecting to the shiny static (etc) site.

Headless Mode ranks #4,568 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Jul 18, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6 (Current: 7.1)
v0.4.0 Current Version v0.4.0
Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 18 Jul, 2024
Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Top 10% by installs Downloads +6.1% this week No update in over a year
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Rank
#4,568
-1 this week
Active Installs
2K+
-31.4%
KW Avg Position
9
0.3 worse
Downloads
33K
+2 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 91.7%
2K+ 3K+
328
Ranks to Climb
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Growth Needed
8,000,000
Active Installs
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Rank Changes

4,334 4,449 4,565 4,681 4,796 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
4,556 4,563 4,570 4,576 4,583 01-09-2026 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
Current #4,568
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

0 10 20 30 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
6 reviews
Overall 100%
5
6 (100%)
4
0 (0%)
3
0 (0%)
2
0 (0%)
1
0 (0%)

Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
0.4.0
Last Updated
Jul 18, 2024
Requires WP
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.6
PHP Version
N/A
Author
Ben Meredith

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews
6
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners running WordPress as a headless backend behind a separate front-end site. It solves the problem of the WordPress front end being publicly accessible by redirecting visitors away while still allowing REST API, WP GraphQL, and logged-in editor access.

  • Redirects front-end visitors
  • Allows REST API access
  • Allows WP GraphQL API access
  • Allows logged-in user access

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Headless Mode

Headless Mode has 2,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Headless Mode holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 6 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Headless Mode is developed by Ben Meredith and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Headless Mode requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.6.
Headless Mode has been downloaded 32,994+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Headless Mode is 0.4.0. It was last updated on July 18, 2024.
Yes. Headless Mode is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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