Headless WordPress: Expose Gutenberg Blocks to GraphQL

Building a modern decoupled website with WordPress requires a robust way to fetch content. Traditional APIs often fall short when delivering rich layout data from the modern block editor. This text-only course guides you through bridging the gap between Gutenberg blocks and your headless frontend. You will understand how to expose block data through WPGraphQL, enabling you to build highly dynamic, component-driven websites with modern frontend frameworks. What you'll learn: - Understand the fundamentals of headless WordPress architecture and the role of GraphQL APIs. - Configure the WPGraphQL plugin to expose default and custom Gutenberg block data. - Parse block attributes and inner blocks into structured JSON formats for clean API consumption. - Extend the GraphQL schema to support custom block types and block patterns. - Query block data efficiently to optimize performance and reduce payload sizes. - Implement security best practices for public and private GraphQL endpoints. The course starts with essential headless concepts and API configurations before moving into hands-on schema modifications and advanced block queries. Designed for web developers and WordPress creators transitioning to headless architectures, this course is beginner-friendly and requires no prior GraphQL experience. Read through the structured explanations and start building modern, API-driven websites today.