# HeadstartWP Headless WordPress and Next.js Framework

> HeadstartWP is 10up's open-source framework for building headless WordPress sites with Next.js. It combines a WordPress plugin, JavaScript packages, and documented patterns for routing, previews, content fetching, SEO, and multilingual delivery so an agent can scaffold or extend modern WordPress frontends faster.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-and-next-js-framework` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-and-next-js-framework`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-and-next-js-framework/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-and-next-js-framework

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# HeadstartWP Headless WordPress and Next.js Framework

HeadstartWP is 10up's open-source framework for building headless WordPress sites with Next.js. It combines a WordPress plugin, JavaScript packages, and documented patterns for routing, previews, content fetching, SEO, and multilingual delivery so an agent can scaffold or extend modern WordPress frontends faster.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install
- npm run start

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- The docs site lives in the docs directory. It is currently not part of the monorepo/workspace setup so npm install must be executed in the docs dir. To run the docs site locally run the following commands:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- See our [Getting Started](https://headstartwp.10up.com/docs/learn/getting-started/quick-setup/) guide.

- Source: https://github.com/10up/headstartwp
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/10up/headstartwp/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/headstartwp-headless-wordpress-nextjs-framework/)