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Headless Mode

v0.4.0Not updated in over a year

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.

by Ben Meredith

gatsbyheadlessjamstackstatic
Rank
#4,558 24h -2 · 7d 2
Est. installs
2,735 High confidence
Total downloads
36K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 6 reviews
Official installs
2,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.6.10 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2.3 years ago

Last release

Version
0.4.0
Requires WP
5.0
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2019

About Headless Mode

Headless Mode is a WordPress plugin by Ben Meredith, first published on WordPress.org in 2019. It has 2,000+ active installations and 35,937 downloads in total, and ranks #4,558 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 2 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 6 reviews. Version 0.4.0 was released 2.3 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.6.10 and requires WordPress 5.0 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under gatsby, headless, jamstack and static. Plugins with a similar focus include WPGatsby, BabyLoveGrowth Integration and Staatic.

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