Your team keeps writing in the WordPress admin they know. Visitors get a fast Next.js front end, and every post you publish goes live in seconds. One developer handles the move, from content model to launch.
In plain words: WordPress keeps the part your team uses, and Next.js takes over the part your visitors see.
A normal WordPress site does two jobs at once. It's where you write and store your content (the body), and it also builds every page a visitor sees, using your theme and plugins (the head). Each visit asks WordPress to put the page together, and every extra plugin makes that a little slower.
Headless means taking the head off. WordPress only stores and manages your content. A separate Next.js front end fetches that content through an API and builds the pages ahead of time, so visitors get a ready-made page from a fast global network instead of waiting for WordPress.
For your team, nothing changes: you log in to the same WordPress admin, write, and press Publish. What changes is what happens next: the page goes live on a front end that's faster, harder to attack and fully custom.
Blogs, publishers and resource libraries where a heavy theme and plugins slow every page down. The content stays; the front end gets fast.
Your editors know the WordPress admin and don't want to learn a new CMS. They keep it, with previews and instant publishing.
Content from WordPress next to logins, bookings or payments built in Next.js, in one fast site instead of a pile of plugins.
Pages are built ahead of time and served from a network close to each visitor, instead of being assembled by WordPress on every visit.
Visitors never touch WordPress, its theme or its plugins: they only see the front end. Your admin sits out of the public's way.
The front end is custom code, so layouts, animations and interactions aren't limited by what a theme or page builder allows.
Ready-made pages handle a sudden rush of visitors without WordPress having to build a page for each one.
Logins, bookings, payments or a dashboard can live in the same Next.js site, next to your WordPress content.
No new CMS to learn: posts, pages and media stay in the WordPress admin, with draft previews and instant publishing.
Every plan keeps WordPress as your editor; the difference is how much of the site is rebuilt and how much it does.
$3,000
3 weeks · fixed price
Your current site, rebuilt fast in Next.js.
$5,500
4–5 weeks · fixed price
A refreshed design and a content model built for your team.
From$9,000
6+ weeks · fixed price
For multilingual sites, stores and member areas.
An honest comparison, using typical 2026 market figures. Your quote depends on your site.
If your layouts depend on Elementor or another page builder, or the site is a simple brochure, headless may not be worth it. I'll tell you on the call.
The Starter timeline. Business and Custom follow the same steps with more to build.
I look at your site, theme and plugins. You get a fixed quote within 24 hours.
Page types, fields and plugins mapped: what stays in WordPress and what moves to Next.js.
I build the Next.js front end. You see it on a preview link, filled with your real content.
Draft preview, instant publishing, forms, metadata, sitemap and redirects wired up.
The domain switches to the new front end, and I check redirects and Search Console after.
It means WordPress no longer draws the pages your visitors see. It keeps managing your content, and a separate Next.js front end shows it.
Yes. Posts, pages and media are still written and managed in the same WordPress admin. Only what visitors see changes.
Plugins that manage content, like custom fields or SEO settings, keep working. Plugins that draw the front end, like page builders, sliders and form layouts, are rebuilt in Next.js. I check every plugin during the audit.
Seconds. When you publish or update, WordPress tells the Next.js site to refresh just those pages.
Yes. Preview opens the draft on the real Next.js front end before it's published.
I keep your URLs or redirect them, carry over your titles and descriptions, and check Search Console after launch, so search engines find the same pages, only faster.
Not always. For a small brochure site, or one built entirely with a page builder, a classic WordPress site or a plain Next.js website can be the better choice. I'll tell you honestly on the call.
There are two hosts instead of one: WordPress for content and a front-end host for the site (for example, Vercel's Pro plan is $20 a month per seat). Because WordPress no longer serves every visitor, its hosting can often stay modest.
Yes. Your content never leaves WordPress, so you can switch a theme back on at any time.
Yes, on the Custom plan. Product pages are built in Next.js, and during the audit I recommend the right checkout setup for your store.
One free 30-minute call is all it takes. We'll talk through your goals, and I'll tell you what to build, how long it takes, and what it costs, with a fixed quote within 24 hours. No pressure, no obligation.
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