headless

“Headless WordPress” is a popular buzzword lately. Chances are, you have heard it thrown around the digital water cooler but aren’t quite sure what’s behind it. WordPress is an extensive, amazingly complex platform, but it does have its limitations. While it’s a fully-featured tool for bloggers and web developers that offers many possibilities, it doesn’t let you do everything. For example: Publishing content across multiple platforms Coding your website in languages other than PHP and Javascript Using WordPress as an editorial tool without the website attached Yet, all of that is possible with headless WordPress. It takes a little technical […]

As you may know, WordPress doesn’t include e-commerce functionality out of the box. Fortunately, it’s easy enough to add the required features to this Content Management System (CMS) using plugins. However, that’s not the only approach you can take to set up your online store. A better approach would be to combine WordPress with a dedicated e-commerce platform. That way, you can use the CMS for creating and managing your store, and an e-commerce platform to power its functionality. This is referred to as a ‘headless e-commerce’ approach. In this article, we’ll talk about how headless e-commerce works, and whether it’s […]