Pairing a headless WordPress backend with a JS-powered single-page app frontend is rising in popularity. In this talk, we’ll discover the advantages that GraphQL has over REST APIs, and build a single-page React app that fetches data from a WordPress backend using the super cool WPGraphQL plugin. 🚀
In this talk, my mission is to briefly explain what GraphQL is and the advantages it has over REST APIs. I’ll then do a live demo where we’ll build a simple single-page React app that uses Apollo Client to fetch the data it needs from a headless WordPress backend running WPGraphQL, then display it on the page. I’d love for those who attend to leave with an awareness of the WPGraphQL project and a desire to use it to build super cool, fast and interactive things on the web! 😊