Headless
Adds features to use WordPress as a headless CMS: extra fields and prepared block content on the REST API, custom routes for menus and site settings, a preview that points at your frontend instead of the WordPress theme, and cache revalidation for frontends that support it. Configuration The plugin is configured with constants in wp-config.php: HEADLESS_HEAD_BASE_URL — base URL of your frontend. Preview and revalidation requests go here. HEADLESS_SECRET_TOKEN — shared token sent to the frontend’s /api/preview and /api/revalidate endpoints. HEADLESS_API_KEY_HEADER_KEY and HEADLESS_API_KEY_HEADER_VALUE — require this HTTP header on requests that use the plugin’s REST additions. Who can read the responses The plugin’s REST additions activate on requests carrying ?headless=true. That query parameter is a routing flag, not authentication — anyone can set it. Unless you configure HEADLESS_API_KEY_HEADER_KEY and HEADLESS_API_KEY_HEADER_VALUE, the /headless/v1/menus and /headless/v1/settings routes and the added post fields are readable by anyone who can reach your REST API. Configure the API key if that is not what you want. HEADLESS_SECRET_TOKEN is a single shared secret, and the admin pages hand it to the browser so the editor can open a preview. Every user who can edit posts — Contributor upwards — can therefore read it and use it against your frontend’s preview and revalidation endpoints directly. Treat it as a secret shared with your whole editorial team, and give the frontend its own rate limiting. Arbitrary section BREAKING CHANGE 1.7.0: core/block for block references has changed
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks
This plugin was previously called Spectra. It’s now Spectra Legacy. Nothing on your website has changed. Your blocks, pages, settings, and content all continue to work exactly as they did before. There’s nothing to migrate and nothing to configure. Spectra Legacy vs. Spectra Blocks We’ve split Spectra into two products. Spectra Legacy is this plugin — built for existing Spectra users. It receives security and compatibility updates and full support, but no new features. Spectra Blocks is a new, separate plugin where all new feature development happens, aimed at new installs and anyone who wants ongoing additions. If you’re already using this plugin, no action is needed; installing Spectra Blocks is entirely optional whenever you’re ready. If you’re already using this plugin, you don’t need to do anything. If you want new features as they’re released, you can install Spectra Blocks separately, whenever you’re ready. There’s no deadline and no required migration. What’s included Spectra Legacy includes the full block library your site is already built on: layout tools, content and post blocks, form and SEO blocks, social blocks, and site tools like Popup Builder and Coming Soon mode. Blocks included Core — Container, Heading, Image, Icon, Buttons, Info Box, Call To Action, Countdown Content — Sliders, Content Timeline, Google Maps, Inline Notices, Tabs, Taxonomy List, Price List (Loop Builder in Spectra Pro Legacy) Post — Counter, Modal Popup, Post Carousel, Post Grid, Post Timeline Social — Instagram Feed, Blockquote, Social Share, Team, Testimonials Forms — Contact form, newsletter signup, suggestion form, reCAPTCHA (registration/login forms in Spectra Pro Legacy) SEO — FAQ, How-To, Review, Table of Contents Dynamic content — Archive feed filtering by date, author, category, and post type Site tools — Popup Builder, Coming Soon mode, block animations, local Google Fonts, global styling defaults About the AI block The AI block previously included in this plugin is now called ZipAI. It still works in Spectra Legacy for compatibility. New AI features are being built in Spectra Blocks going forward. Compatibility Works with most standard WordPress themes, including Spectra One, Astra, Blocksy, and GeneratePress. Compatible with common plugins including WooCommerce, SureCart, Gravity Forms, LearnDash, MemberPress, and Yoast SEO. See our documentation for the full compatibility list. Support & community Spectra Legacy is actively maintained — security patches, compatibility updates, and support all continue. This plugin is not deprecated. Support forum: use the Support tab on this page Documentation: wpspectra.com/docs Facebook Group: Web Creators by Astra Facebook: Spectra X (Twitter): @wpspectra Contribute Spectra is open source. Browse the code or contribute on GitHub: brainstormforce/wp-spectra Credits Our external packages use Rating Star Component that are distributed under the terms of the ISC. While Slick, Lottie and Striptags is distributed under the terms of the MIT. Additionally, we incorporate FontAwesome v6 under the CC BY 4.0 License, and dnd kit licensed under the MIT License.
