Best headless cms plugins for WordPress
The most popular headless cms plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Wext Static Publisher leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Elbutschitos HTML Publisher (fewer than 10) and Atlasly Content Manager (fewer than 10). All 6 plugins tagged “headless cms” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 headless cms plugins
- 1.
Wext Static PublisherThe most installed headless cms plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Elbutschitos HTML PublisherFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Atlasly Content ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Hatch ConnectFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Infospica Headless APIFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
Flotiq SyncFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 6 plugins tagged “headless cms”
Wext Static Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:484#30,068by Ahmet Cigsar1 month ago
Export WordPress sites to static files, use Headless CMS mode, and deploy to your own Cloudflare Workers account.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elbutschitos HTML Publisher
Up in the last 7 days:3,865#51,934by El Butschito1 month ago
Use WordPress as a headless CMS. Upload your own HTML template, define injection points, publish a static website.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Atlasly Content Manager
Down in the last 7 days:5,555#57,574by ashwathama8 months ago
Schema-driven content types, entries, REST API, GraphQL, and form capture for modern WordPress projects.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hatch Connect
Up in the last 7 days:2,852#64,724by 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
Infospica Headless API
Down in the last 7 days:1,184#71,507by Infospica5 days ago
WordPress REST API plugin for headless CMS — custom namespace, full CRUD, CPT support, ACF integration, and secure authentication.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flotiq Sync
#71,738by Flotiq1 year ago
Use this WordPress plugin to easily connect your WordPress instance to Flotiq and synchronize your data.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day