Headless Websites
Visitors get a fast public site built ahead of time. WordPress moves backstage, where you still edit everything. SEO, analytics, forms, email delivery and DNS are set up and checked before launch.
100 PageSpeed on recent builds · 0 plugins on the public site
1 team Design, build and backend
TYPICAL WORDPRESS
Plugins and database queries on every visit.
FASEN8 HEADLESS
Pages built ahead of time, served from the location nearest the visitor.
Illustrative audit scores. Real sites vary in what’s loading, how a request is served and their third-party scripts. Test any site yourself at pagespeed.web.dev.
YOUR SPEED TEST
A real audit takes a little time. Keep this page open while Google checks your website.
YOUR SITE TODAY · MEASURED
Performance
Accessibility
Best practices
SEO
Google did not include a screenshot in this report.
SAME SITE, HEADLESS · PROJECTED
Performance
Accessibility
Best practices
SEO
Wireframe, not your design. Projected figures are the range we aim for on Fasen8 builds, not a guarantee and not a measurement of your site.
No major opportunities were flagged in the areas compared here. The full Google report may include other recommendations.
WHY OWNERS REPLACE THEIR SITES
Slow pages, plugin updates, security worries and forms that quietly stop sending all land on someone who has other work to do.
01 / SPEED
The server runs plugins and database queries each time someone loads. On a phone, that is the visitor who leaves before the page finishes.
02 / UPTIME
The login page and every plugin sit on the public site. One vulnerable plugin puts the whole thing at risk.
03 / UPKEEP
Plugins, theme and core updates, then the knowledge that failure means time to babysit it, and it is usually the wrong moment.
HOW IT WORKS
We split your site in two. The public half is built ahead of time with no plugins and no login page. The editing half stays private.
VISITOR
Phones, laptops, search engines and AI crawlers all get the same fast page.
PUBLIC WEBSITE
Built ahead of time. No plugins. No login page. Stays up even if WordPress goes offline.
HIDDEN
Where you edit text, images, posts, case studies, forms and SEO. Same login you know.
SIDE BY SIDE
| Feature | WORDPRESS TODAY | HEADLESS WITH FASEN8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Every page assembled on the server each visit. | Pages built ahead of time, served from the location nearest the visitor. |
| Security | Plugins and login page live on the public site. | The public site runs no plugins and has no login page. A plugin hack cannot take it down. |
| Uptime | If the server or a plugin fails, the site goes down. | The public site stays up even if WordPress is offline. Images are built into the site. |
| Upkeep | Monthly plugin, theme and core updates. | Nothing to update on the public site. We handle backend security, updates and licenses. |
| Publishing | Changes go live the moment someone clicks save. | Every change gets a private preview link to approve first. Backups restore any earlier version. |
| SEO | An SEO plugin on top of a slower site. | Your titles and descriptions, automatic sitemaps, broken-link tracking and redirects. |
| Leaving | Moving hosts means moving plugins, databases and settings. | Export your site and run it anywhere. No lock-in. |
WHAT IS INCLUDED
A site can look right and still send no leads, stay out of Google, or lose its email. Each launch covers the work below.
Brand new site: nothing to protect yet, so we set it up right the first time: tracking, indexing and email in place on day one.
Long-standing site: protect what already works. We map your URLs, preserve search content and verify every form, redirect and tracking event before the move.
RECENT BUILDS
FUEL SUPPLY / BATON ROUGE
Branded fuel supplier with leasing and dealer perks. Moved from an older Drupal site to a new headless build in about a week after design approval.
BACKEND WORK
Separate leasing and dealer inquiry forms, DNS and SSL cutover, redirects from the old site.
Visit lavigneoil.comCONVENIENCE RETAIL / LA + AL
Seven stores across two states. A visitor finds a location and gets directions in one tap.
BACKEND WORK
GA4 and Search Console, per-location map links, site name and schema cleanup, AI crawler access.
Visit chipstogomarket.comGROCERY AND RESTAURANTS / NEW ORLEANS
A French Quarter market since 1924, with Louisiana Grill, a bottle shop and online ordering on one site.
BACKEND WORK
Toast ordering links, local business markup, hours and address kept consistent for search.
Visit matassas.comEDUCATION SERVICES / COVINGTON
Forty-plus years in school board policy, with a demo call path and a public district signup.
BACKEND WORK
Demo and newsletter forms, sitemap and indexing, bot traffic monitoring, edge protection.
Visit forethoughtconsulting.comIS IT RIGHT FOR YOU
STATIC SITE
A landing page that rarely changes. We build it fast and host it for free. Headless would be overkill.
HEADLESS
Contact forms, SEO you control, a blog, case studies, a portfolio, or regular updates.
NOT A FIT YET
If your team rebuilds page layouts in a drag-and-drop builder every week, that freedom stays with traditional WordPress.
THE PROCESS
01
We test your current site for speed, indexing, tracking, forms and email, and tell you if headless fits.
02
Layout and copy come together in a private preview link. Nothing goes public until you approve.
03
Backend, forms, tracking and redirects built and tested. DNS plan agreed before anything moves.
04
Cutover, then indexing and form delivery watched while Google catches up.
/ FREQUENTLY ASKED
Anything else, book a diagnostic call. No deck. If there’s no fit, we’ll say so on the call.
Yes. Text, images, posts, case studies and form submissions are edited in the same WordPress login. Layout and style changes go through Fasen8, with a preview for you to approve.
Your public website keeps running. Its pages are already built and served independently of WordPress. Editing and publishing resume when the backend is available again.
The public site has no WordPress login, database or plugins to attack. We keep the private WordPress backend protected, updated and backed up.
We plan the migration around your existing URLs, titles and search content. Redirects, sitemaps and Search Console are checked before and after the move.
Your business email stays with your current provider. We check the DNS records during the move and test website form delivery before launch.
The public site is delivered through Cloudflare’s global network. WordPress runs separately as the private content backend.
No. You can export your content and your site. The public website can run on any host that serves static files.
It depends on the size of the site and what needs to move. Start with a diagnostic review and we will give you a clear scope and price before work begins.
A 15-minute diagnostic review. We check speed, indexing, tracking, forms and email, then tell you honestly whether headless fits.
Book a diagnostic reviewPrefer to talk? (712) 632-8612
