Best decoupled plugins for WordPress
The most popular decoupled plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPGraphQL leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of WPGraphQL IDE (1K+) and Faust.js (1K+). All 18 plugins tagged “decoupled” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 decoupled plugins
- 1.
WPGraphQLThe most installed decoupled plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 48 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
WPGraphQL IDE1K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
- 3.
Faust.js1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
CoCart900+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 21 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
WPGraphQL Blocks300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 6.
CoCart CORS Support300+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.
CoCart JWT Authentication200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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CoCart200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 9.
Publish to Netlify100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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CoCart10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
All 18 plugins tagged “decoupled”
WPGraphQL
#928by Jason Bahl3 days ago
WPGraphQL adds a flexible and powerful GraphQL API to WordPress, enabling efficient querying and interaction with your site's data.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.9(48)
- Downloads
- 1.6K/day
WPGraphQL IDE
Up in the last 7 days:30#5,227by Joe Fusco6 days ago
Modern GraphQL IDE for WPGraphQL — schema-aware editor, execution history, saved queries, and a public endpoint mode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 86/day
Faust.js
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,190by WP Engine13 days ago
Faust.js™ transforms your traditional WordPress installation into a flexible headless CMS.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 78/day
CoCart
Down in the last 7 days:88#7,141by CoCart Headless1 month ago
Ship your headless WooCommerce storefront faster. CoCart is the REST API built for Next.js, React, Vue, and any modern frontend — developer-first.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.9(21)
- Downloads
- 33/day
WPGraphQL Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:97#10,093by Tom Phillips1 year ago
Get gutenberg blocks as JSON through wp-graphql
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CoCart CORS Support
Down in the last 7 days:93#10,202by CoCart Headless2 years ago
Enables support for CORS to allow CoCart to work across multiple domains.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
CoCart JWT Authentication
Down in the last 7 days:14#12,643by CoCart Headless7 months ago
JWT Authentication for CoCart API.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
CoCart
Down in the last 7 days:96#12,940by CoCart Headless2 years ago
Enhances CoCart's cart REST API response.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Publish to Netlify
Down in the last 7 days:91#15,024by Rogério Moreira6 years ago
Easily deploy static sites to Netlify using WordPress as backend. This plugin builds your static website using Netlify webhooks to trigger the deploy …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CoCart
Down in the last 7 days:235#28,873by CoCart Headless2 years ago
Enables the rate limiting feature for CoCart.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guillotheme
Up in the last 7 days:2,161#41,098by David Matthew5 years ago
Guillotheme chops the front-end (i.e. the head) right off your theme by restricting access to the front-end (specifically, the WordPress-generated fro …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flx Headless
Up in the last 7 days:8,085#62,287by rickey292 months ago
Headless rendering integration for WordPress, with automatic native fallback.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Metronyx Headless CMS Connector
Down in the last 7 days:8,203#63,184by Arielle Phoenix6 months ago
Transform your WordPress site into a powerful headless CMS for modern frontend frameworks like Next.js, React, Vue, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Headless Block Styles
#65,854by fusan3 months ago
Exposes Gutenberg block inline styles and the global stylesheet over the REST API for headless frontends like Next.js.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gallop
Down in the last 7 days:14,821#67,769by gallopsoftware25 days ago
A REST API for headless Next.js sites: a page's post, SEO, and site data in one request, plus comments and member accounts that stay in WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Decouplix Previews & Smart Purge
#72,614by Deepak Kumar3 months ago
Optimize headless WordPress editing with secure previews, webhook dispatch queueing, automated CDN cache invalidation, and custom WP-CLI tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hatch Connect
Down in the last 7 days:18,216#73,492by Host My Blog13 days ago
Headless WordPress with no migration and no host change. Deploy a fast Astro frontend to your own Cloudflare account. REST API, no GraphQL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Code and core Headless Fast API
Down in the last 7 days:1,160#73,501by Code and core1 month ago
Fast, cacheable headless API endpoints answered before the theme, the REST API and WP_Query load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day