Best Content APIs & Headless WordPress plugins for WordPress
Plugins that expose or extend programmatic APIs for querying and managing WordPress content, enabling headless sites and external applications to access site data.
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48
Plugins classified here
Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
116.8K
Combined active installs
Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.60
Average rating
Across the 35 here that carry a rating at all
Sub-categories
Also under Content Management
The other sub-categories the model built under the same parent.
- Media Library & Upload Management 258
- Post Display & Query Layouts 221
- Custom Fields & Content Modeling 209
- Editor Customization 162
- Content Import & Export 145
- Appointment Booking & Scheduling 130
- Reviews & Testimonials 112
- Interactive Content Authoring 109
- Event Management & Calendars 108
- Admin Interface & List Table Customization 103
- Content Feeds & Syndication 84
- Maps & Location 81
- Business Directories & Classified Listings 75
- Dynamic Content Shortcodes 60
- Document & PDF Generation 54
- Author Profiles & Bio Boxes 53
- Data Tables 50
- Content Duplication & Cleanup 46
- Bulk Content Editing & Search/Replace 42
- Learning Management Systems 40
- Charts & Data Visualization 39
- Featured Image Management 36
- Knowledge Bases & Documentation 36
- Content Scheduling & Expiration 34
- Job Boards & Listings 24
- Post Update Dates & Metadata 23
- Sports League & Team Management 19
- Bulk Page & Post Creation 16
- Code Snippets & Syntax Highlighting 14
- Content Preview & Review 14
- QR Code Generation & Display 12
- Content Favorites & Bookmarks 8
- Mathematical Notation & Equation Rendering 8
- Recipe Management & Publishing 7
The plugins
Plugins in Content APIs & Headless WordPress
Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.
#1
WPGraphQL
wp-graphql #2WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon
add-wpgraphql-seo #2WPGraphQL for ACF
wpgraphql-acf #2WordPress REST API (Version 2)
rest-api #5WP REST API Controller
wp-rest-api-controller #6AppMySite – WordPress & WooCommerce Mobile App Builder (No-Code Android & iOS App Maker)
appmysite #7REST API Meta Support
rest-api-meta-support #8WP-REST-API V2 Menus
wp-rest-api-v2-menus #8WPGatsby
wp-gatsby #10BabyLoveGrowth Integration
babylovegrowth-integration #10WP API SwaggerUI
wp-api-swaggerui #10WP API Menus
wp-api-menus #10MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud
mstore-api #10Headless Mode
headless-mode #10Better REST API Featured Images
better-rest-api-featured-images #16JSON API User
json-api-user #16WP-CORS
wp-cors #16Custom API for WP
custom-api-for-wp #16WCFM – Multivendor Marketplace REST API for WooCommerce
wcfm-marketplace-rest-api #16WP REST Yoast Meta
wp-rest-yoast-meta #16Faust.js
faustwp #16WP REST API Meta Endpoints
rest-api-meta-endpoints #16WPGraphQL IDE
wpgraphql-ide #16GoodBarber
goodbarber #16MB Rest API
mb-rest-api #26NodeInfo(2)
nodeinfo #26AppPresser – Mobile App Framework
apppresser #28LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents
llm-markdown #29Markdown for AI Agents
markdown-for-ai-agents #30Enable Mastodon Apps
enable-mastodon-apps #30eMagicOne Store Manager for WooCommerce
store-manager-connector #30Media API for WooCommerce
woo-media-api #33WP OpenAPI
wp-openapi #33Mescio for Agents
mescio-for-agents #35NIBWP – Self-Hosted MCP Server – Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor & Any AI Agent via MCP
nibwp #35Sticklight
sticklight #35Add WPGraphQL Redirection
add-wpgraphql-redirection #38WPEM – REST API
wpem-rest-api #38Markdown for Agents and Statistics
markdown-for-agents-and-statistics #38Micropub
micropub #38REST API blocks
rest-api-blocks #42WPSSO REST API
wpsso-rest-api #42Advanced WP REST API
advanced-wp-rest-api #42SEO Rocket Integration
seo-rocket-integration #42Sekura REST Bridge for ACF
sekura-rest-bridge-for-acf #42REST API Manager For ACF
rest-api-manager-for-acf #42Frontend View For Headless CMS
frontend-view-for-headless-cms #42Conversion Agent Discovery
conversion-agent-discoveryThis grouping does not exist anywhere else
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