Headstartwp Headless Wordpress Nextjs Framework

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name: "HeadstartWP Headless WordPress and Next.js Framework"
slug: "headstartwp-headless-wordpress-nextjs-framework"
description: "HeadstartWP is 10up's open-source framework for building headless WordPress sites with Next.js. It combines a WordPress plugin, JavaScript packages, and documented patterns for routing, previews, content fetching, SEO, and multilingual delivery so an agent can scaffold or extend modern WordPress frontends faster."
github_stars: 198
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/10up/headstartwp"
author: "10up"
category: "WordPress & CMS"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "10up/headstartwp"
  github_stars: 198
---

# HeadstartWP Headless WordPress and Next.js Framework

HeadstartWP is 10up's open-source framework for building headless WordPress sites with Next.js. It combines a WordPress plugin, JavaScript packages, and documented patterns for routing, previews, content fetching, SEO, and multilingual delivery so an agent can scaffold or extend modern WordPress frontends faster.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install
- npm run start

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- The docs site lives in the docs directory. It is currently not part of the monorepo/workspace setup so npm install must be executed in the docs dir. To run the docs site locally run the following commands:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- See our [Getting Started](https://headstartwp.10up.com/docs/learn/getting-started/quick-setup/) guide.

- Source: https://github.com/10up/headstartwp
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/10up/headstartwp/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-nextjs-framework/)