WordPress Is Not Dead — It's Headless: A Complete React Integration Guide

Short summary

Headless CMS separates content management from presentation, letting you use any frontend (React, Vue, Next.js) to consume content via REST or GraphQL APIs. WordPress is a surprisingly competitive free option against paid platforms like Contentful, with the largest community ecosystem and lowest learning curve. The guide provides real-world examples (Nike, Spotify, Harley-Davidson) and shows how to integrate WordPress content with React components.

• •Headless CMS decouples backend content management from frontend presentation
• •WordPress is a free, open-source option that competes with $300+/mo platforms like Contentful and Sanity
• •Real integration guide with React component examples and enterprise case studies

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