WPGraphQL
WPGraphQL adds a flexible and powerful GraphQL API to WordPress, enabling efficient querying and interaction with your site's data.
4.9(48 reviews)
·30K+ active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, WPGraphQL is a WordPress react plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 48 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.4M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 11% this week. Top alternative: ReactPress – Create React App for….
4.9/548 reviews
30K+active installs
1.4M+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
WPGraphQL is a free, open-source WordPress plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for any WordPress site.
Get Started
- Install WPGraphQL:
wp plugin install wp-graphql --activate - Try it out: Live Demo
- Read the Quick Start Guide.
- Join the Community on Discord and Star the Repo!
Key Features
- Flexible API: Query posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, users, and more.
- Extendable Schema: Easily add functionality with WPGraphQL’s API, enabling custom integrations.
- Compatible with Modern Frameworks: Works seamlessly with Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit, and more.
- Optimized Performance: Fetch exactly the data you need in a single query. Boost performance with WPGraphQL Smart Cache.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Speedy
by con·1 year ago
GraphQL vs. REST API
10 : 0
Thank you for this plugin. Building my headless application with WPGraphQL is fun.
The repl interface to test queries is A+.
Performance performance performance
by psychosispicks·2 years ago
I’m so glad I decided to transition to a headless WP, and WPGraphQL made this possible, convenient and super fast.
Unreliable
by benknight·2 years ago·1 reply
I operate a large blog that uses WordPress as a headless CMS with a Next.JS frontend, which is largely enabled by this plugin. Let me just say first that creating an entire alternative third-party data API is an ambitious undertaking and I appreciate all the work the authors have put into it.
But as a developer I have to throw out a word of caution that this plugin often has major bugs that can have critical impact on your production website. For example after a recent minor update we discovered a bug where any URL with a special character in it started returning a 404, causing several of our pages to suddenly become unavailable to users and delisted from Google, and this went on for many months before we realized it.
There have been many similar instances. My general approach is to lean more on WordPress’s REST API over time which is more reliable since it’s maintained by the WordPress team, and only use WPGraphQL when it’s necessary.
Also recommend turning off auto-updates and test your website extremely thoroughly after any upgrade.
Great! 10 stars if possible
by chisnghiax·3 years ago
Great!
Great Plugin!
by 2cubed·3 years ago
One of the best plugins for WordPress. It’s right up there with ACF!
Download Trends
Today: 962Yesterday: 1KThis week: 7KPeriod total: 334K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
Other
48.4%
v2.10
17.4%
v2.3
12.6%
v2.5
9.5%
v2.9
9.5%
Top Alternatives to WPGraphQL
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.5.4
New Features
- feat: refactor experiment registry for better testability (https://github.com/jasonbahl/automation-tests/pull/3453)
Other Changes
- release: next version 📦 (https://github.com/jasonbahl/automation-tests/pull/3452)
- ci: replace custom docker with wp-env (https://github.com/jasonbahl/automation-tests/pull/3451)
Contributors
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