Scaling WordPress with Next.js

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Argues WordPress remains dominant claiming 40% of top 1M sites and over 800 million installs. Shows using WordPress REST API or the WPGraphQL plugin with Next.js to statically compile content at build time. Describes creating dynamic routes, fetching posts, generating pages, and publishes a working Next.js WordPress starter repository. Presents performance, cost, and scaling benefits and reports the static site survives high traffic and reduces server load.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:03Headless + Static
3. 2:25Jamstack
4. 3:22Performance
5. 3:59Reliability
6. 4:41Cost
7. 5:25What's WordPress good at?
8. 6:08WordPress API
9. 6:18WPGraphQL
10. 6:30Static WordPress

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