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GoHeadless — Headless CMS for WordPress and WooCommerce

GoHeadless — Convert WordPress & WooCommerce into a headless CMS. Block frontend access while keeping REST API, Store API, and wp-admin fully functional. Tabbed admin UI, CORS management, security hardening, route whitelisting, and more.

by Zeerak Zubair · github.com/zeerakzubair/go-headless · website

★ 1stars
v1.0.0latest · 7mo ago

Install

Download goheadless.zip From the v1.0.0 release on GitHub, Mar 26, 2026

Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/zeerakzubair/go-headless/releases/download/v1.0.0/goheadless.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/zeerakzubair/go-headless ↗

GoHeadless — WordPress & WooCommerce Headless CMS

Convert your WordPress or WooCommerce site into a headless CMS. Block frontend access while keeping REST API, Store API, and wp-admin fully functional.

Features (Free)

  • Toggle headless mode on/off with a visual switch
  • Custom blocked page message
  • Frontend redirect to your decoupled app
  • Configurable HTTP response codes (403, 200, 404, 503)
  • Route whitelisting
  • CORS header management
  • REST API access restriction
  • Security hardening (RSS, XML-RPC, oEmbed, WP version removal)
  • Status dashboard
  • Admin bar indicator when active
  • WooCommerce compatible

Perfect For

  • Next.js / Nuxt / Gatsby frontends
  • Headless WooCommerce stores
  • React or Vue.js SPAs
  • Mobile app backends
  • API-only WordPress installations

Installation

  1. Download the latest release or clone this repo into /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate through Plugins in wp-admin
  3. Go to Settings > GoHeadless

Screenshots

General Settings Security Tab Status Dashboard
Toggle, message, redirect, response code RSS, XML-RPC, oEmbed, version removal At-a-glance config overview

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+

GoHeadless Pro (Coming Soon)

  • Custom HTML/CSS blocked page template
  • IP-based access whitelisting
  • Multiple redirect rules with conditions
  • Import & export settings
  • Role-based frontend access
  • Maintenance mode with countdown
  • Priority support

Author

Zeerak Zubair — Zetherial Labs

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE for details.

Releases

1 release. Each count is every asset in that release; expand a row for the breakdown.

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v1.0.0 latest
Mar 26, 2026 7mo ago
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