Headless CMS Development
Content managed in one place, served to your website and your app
Headless CMS Development
A headless CMS keeps content management and the public website apart. Editors work in the CMS as usual, and the website, built separately in Next.js or Nuxt, pulls content through an API. The same content can also feed a mobile app. We build headless setups on WordPress, Strapi or a custom Laravel admin, and move existing WordPress sites across with old URLs mapped and redirects in place. For a simple brochure site, standard WordPress is often the better choice, and we'll say so.
What We Deliver
What's included in Headless CMS Development.
Content modelling
Content types and fields set up around what you publish, such as services, case studies or products, so the same content can appear on several pages and in an app.
WordPress as a headless backend
Keep the WordPress admin your editors know and serve its content through the REST API or GraphQL to a separate front end.
Fast, search-friendly front end
A Next.js or Nuxt front end that renders pages on the server or builds them ahead of time, so visitors and search engines get complete HTML.
Previews for editors
Preview links so editors can see a page on the new front end before publishing, and roles that control who can publish.
One source for site and app
Your website and a React Native or Flutter app read from the same CMS, so content is entered once.
Migration with redirects
Posts, pages and media are moved into the new setup, and old URLs get 301 redirects so existing links and bookmarks land on the right page.
Our Process
How the work runs, step by step.
Audit content and plugins
We list your content types, URLs and every plugin that changes what visitors see, since forms, sliders and page builders don't carry over to a headless front end on their own.
Choose the backend
Keep WordPress as the CMS, or move to Strapi or a Laravel admin. We set out the costs and trade-offs of each, and you decide.
Build the front end
We build the new front end in Next.js or Nuxt against the CMS API, with editor previews, on a staging address.
Migrate and redirect
Content is moved with scripts, old URLs are mapped to new ones, and titles, meta descriptions and the sitemap are checked before launch.
Launch and train
We switch the domain over at a quiet time, show your editors the new workflow, and can stay on for updates after launch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Headless CMS Development.
No. WordPress can run headless through its REST API or GraphQL, so editors keep the admin they know. If you'd rather move off WordPress, the usual alternatives are Strapi, an open-source CMS you host yourself; a custom Laravel admin built around your content; or hosted services such as Contentful and Sanity, where the vendor runs the CMS and you pay a subscription.
Deciding whether WordPress stays as the backend, building the new front end, moving the content and redirecting old URLs. The part people underestimate is plugins. Anything that changes what visitors see, such as page builders, shortcodes, sliders or form plugins, has to be rebuilt on the new front end. We list these in the audit so they are in the estimate from the start.
It can be. Pages need to be rendered on the server or built ahead of time so search engines get complete HTML, and the new front end has to handle titles, meta descriptions, structured data and the sitemap. In a migration, redirects from old URLs matter most. A headless site that gets these wrong can lose search traffic, so we check them before launch.
Often not. With one website, a small team and no app, a well-built standard WordPress site costs less to build and run. Headless makes sense when the same content feeds a website and an app, or when the front end needs more speed and control than a theme can give.
Typically four to ten weeks, depending on scope: how much content there is, how many plugins need replacing and whether an app is involved. We confirm the timeline after the audit.
Other CMS & WordPress services
- Custom WordPress Themes Custom WordPress themes coded from your design or brand guidelines, with block editor and ACF editing so your team can update pages themselves.
- WordPress Plugin Development Custom WordPress plugins for features your site needs: admin tools, WooCommerce changes and connections to your CRM, payment gateway or other systems.
Thinking about taking WordPress headless?
Tell us about your current site, the plugins you rely on and where your content needs to appear, and we'll tell you whether headless is worth it and what the move would involve.