Thanks to an innovative and fiercely open community, WordPress users are constantly finding new ways to build breakthrough digital experiences. Headless WordPress architectures use modern JavaScript frameworks like React to create experiences that push the envelope of what's possible with WordPress. It's a technology here to stay. Are you up to speed? In this video, hear from Matt Landers, Technical Architect at WP Engine, about why WordPress is a great choice for a headless CMS, and how WP Engine is helping shape the future of headless WordPress.

1. PRODUCT BUILD BREAKOUT

2. The Future of
Headless
Technical Architect
WP Engine
@matt_landers
Matt Landers
PRODUCT BUILD BREAKOUT

3. Matt Landers
Technical Architect
WP Engine
@matt_landers

4. Headless WordPress is any
configuration where WordPress is not
responsible for rendering the site.

5. Web architecture.
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6. WordPress architecture.
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Static CDN

7. Headless architecture.
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Dynamic
JavaScript
Static CDN

8. Headless at WP Engine.
Host Node applications in an
auto-scale environment
Frictionless deployment via GitHub
Environments linked to branches (dev,
staging, prod, etc.)
Manage applications via CLI,
Portal, and API

9. Headless architecture.
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Dynamic
JavaScript
Static CDN
Static CDN
Dynamic
JavaScript

10. To get involved:
Select agency partners can start
hosting their Node.js apps with
WP Engine. Contact your WP Engine
account representative to learn more.

11. Let’s see it in action.
DEMO TIME

13. Thank you.
Technical Architect
WP Engine
@matt_landers
Matt Landers