Build a Headless WordPress site with WPGraphQL, Faust.js and WPGraphQL Smart Cache

There's a reason almost half the web runs on WordPress. Jason Bahl will teach us how to use Faust.js WPGraphQL to build fast, secure headless WordPress sites.




Repo: https://github.com/jasonbahl/learn-wi...


Upcoming episodes:
https://lwj.dev/schedule


Links & Resources:


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https://github.com/jasonbahl/learn-wi...
https://faustjs.org/
https://www.wpgraphql.com/
https://wpengine.com/atlas/
https://github.com/wpgraphql
https://github.com/wpengine/wp-graphq...




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This episode was sponsored by:
Netlify (https://lwj.dev/netlify)
Nx (https://lwj.dev/nx)
New Relic (https://lwj.dev/new-relic)
Pluralsight (https://lwj.dev/pluralsight)


Live transcription by White Coat Captioning (https://whitecoatcaptioning.com/)




Chapters:


00:00:00 - Welcome
00:00:32 - Who is Jason Bahl?
00:04:22 - How could I do what Jason Bahl did?
00:06:46 - What is Faust.js?
00:08:27 - What is WPGraphQL Smart Cache?
00:14:13 - WordPress basics
00:19:42 - Configuring Faust WordPress plugin
00:22:08 - Keeping drafts unpublished
00:30:44 - What is the risk to enabling public introspection?
00:35:51 - What is template hierarchy?
00:47:22 - Using a custom template in WordPress
00:53:41 - Working with variables
01:03:06 - Enabling caching
01:17:38 - Using Advanced Custom Fields for Post Types
01:25:49 - Where should people go to learn more about Headless WordPress?