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Guillotheme

Guillotheme chops the front-end (i.e. the head) right off your theme by restricting access to the front-end (specifically, the WordPress-generated fro …

By David Matthew·Headless·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 4 years ago
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As of April 2026, Guillotheme is a WordPress headless plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPGraphQL.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.8K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Guillotheme chops the front-end (i.e. the head) right off your theme by restricting access to the front-end (specifically, the WordPress-generated front-end permalinks). These are unnecessary in the case of a headless or decoupled set-up, and could potentially confuse non-technical users or other content editors when WordPress is being used headlessly (i.e. purely for its CMS capabilities).

Features

  • Designed to complement a headless setup.
  • Activate the plugin to automatically prevent access to WordPress-generated front-end permalinks.
  • For logged-in users, redirect back to the source page if the front-end is accessed (e.g. a post preview link within the editor will redirect back to the editor).
  • Non-logged in users are redirected to the login page.
  • Optionally use your own custom url for th…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.8.13
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

David MatthewDavid Matthew
Plugin Info
Version
1.0.0
Last Updated
Sep 12, 2021
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
5.8.13
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.8K+
Added
Apr 14, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

headlessdecoupledtranslation ready

Developer

D
David Matthew
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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