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  "slug": "wordpress",
  "name": "WordPress (headless / WPGraphQL)",
  "url": "https://www.wpgraphql.com",
  "cat": "cms",
  "group": "back",
  "tagline": "Headless WordPress via GraphQL",
  "price": "WordPress and WPGraphQL are free and GPL-licensed. Real cost is hosting: roughly $10-$50/mo shared, $20-$300/mo managed.",
  "tier": "free",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "WPGraphQL is a free GPL plugin that exposes WordPress content as a GraphQL API so a React or Next.js front end can consume it while editors stay in <code>wp-admin</code>. WordPress 6.9 added the Abilities API and an official MCP Adapter for agent access.",
  "why": "Unbeatable when the newsroom already knows WordPress — you replatform the front end without retraining a single writer. Enormous plugin ecosystem for SEO, advertising and syndication.",
  "warn": "You now maintain two systems. Many plugins assume the theme layer and simply break when headless — SEO, forms and page builders especially. Preview and draft workflows need custom wiring.",
  "install": "wp plugin install wp-graphql --activate",
  "category": {
    "key": "cms",
    "name": "CMS & content infrastructure",
    "desc": "If you publish, this is the most consequential decision on the page.",
    "group": "back",
    "groupName": "Give it a backend"
  },
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  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://www.wpgraphql.com/",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T17:12:38.21+00:00"
  },
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}