{"id":121214,"date":"2021-09-07T15:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?page_id=121214"},"modified":"2025-11-26T04:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:19:10","slug":"headless-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/headless-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tHEADLESS WORDPRESS\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tAtlas: the future of Headless WordPress\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Build, deploy, and manage headless websites with the power of WordPress and the best of modern web development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"\" href=\"#atlasplans\" class=\"button button--sunset-mirage\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tTry Atlas for free\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"\" href=\"#sales\" class=\"button button--hollow-mirage\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tChat with an expert\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tPressing forward for Headless\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some of our recent releases, features, and open source contributions-all to help the web&#8217;s favorite CMS become the best Headless CMS.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<h5>Atlas Sandbox<\/h5>\n<p>Explore, play, and try all the goodness of Atlas in a feature-complete environment &#8211; all for FREE! <a href=\"#atlasplans\">Sign up now<\/a><\/p>\n\t<h5>Atlas Content Modeler<\/h5>\n<p>Open source WordPress plugin provides developers with a simple UI for headless-first data modeling.<\/p>\n\t<h5>Blueprints<\/h5>\n<p>Kick-off new projects with standardized templates, pre-configured environments, and demo content.<\/p>\n\t<h5>Faust.js<\/h5>\n<p>Faust.js makes headless development easy by providing data fetching, authentication, and content previews.<\/p>\n\t<h5>WPGraphQL Plugin<\/h5>\n<p>A WordPress plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for your Atlas WordPress sites.<\/p>\n\t<h5>Atlas Search<\/h5>\n<p>Easily deploy dynamic search functionality and provide an experience that delivers results and engages site visitors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Android-Authority-Quote-1.png\" alt=\"We couldn't have made this happen without WP Engine and Atlas. 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