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The combination of Headless WordPress and Next.js has revolutionized modern web development, giving developers the power to create lightning-fast, customizable sites. But when you’re dealing with server-side logic—like fetching data from the WordPress GraphQL API, handling previews, or submitting forms—things can get complicated. Enter Server Actions, a Next.js feature that takes server-side operations to the […]

Caching can be a major performance booster in your web stack. But caching is also a two-sided coin: once content is cached, you need a way to keep it in sync with updates or changes. That’s where cache invalidation strategies come in. In this article, we’ll explore three major angles to handling cache invalidation in […]

If you’re diving into the world of headless WordPress and want to integrate Gravity Forms with a Next.js frontend, you’re in for a treat. This guide covers how to seamlessly fetch and submit forms from WordPress using Next.js, with modern tools like wp-graphql-gravity-forms and next-gravity-forms. It’s efficient, clean, and avoids reinventing the wheel. TL;DR: You’ll […]

Explore the differences between static, incremental static regeneration, and server-side rendering caches in Next.js. One of the big reasons why Next.js is so popular is how it balances performance and flexibility. Depending on the data needs of your application, you can fetch content at build time, at runtime, or do a mix of both. In […]

In a headless WordPress setup, WordPress serves as your content management system (CMS) while the front-end is built in Next.js. This approach provides flexibility, scalability, and performance—but only if you manage your data fetching wisely. Excessive or redundant API calls can lead to sluggish performance and reduced user satisfaction. In this article, we’ll look at […]

WordPress has been around for a while now (nearly two decades!), and for many developers, it’s still a go-to for content management—even as a “headless” solution powering a modern JavaScript-based frontend. But while transitioning to a headless approach can bring performance and flexibility benefits, it doesn’t magically solve all security concerns. In fact, it introduces […]