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Faust.js

by WP Engine · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.12 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Faust.js has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 72,550 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Faust.js at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
72,550
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Faust.js well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Hide “theme” admin pages
  • Redirect public route requests to the front-end application
  • Rewrite WordPress URLs to front-end URLs in queried content

Faust.js reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

7 reviews

5★
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  • Good

    Wery good

    volanar

  • Very helpful for static projects

    It's smoothly working with next and WordPress waiting for woocomerce headless came to this is greate

    kythonlk

  • simple amazing !

    good way to start headles wp !cant wait for more !

    stixtsr

  • Comprehensive

    Reduces the complexity of building headless WordPress frontends for the web tenfold. Addition of Apollo helps the user flexibly perform declarative queries to manipulate and structure data too.

    Teresa Gobble

  • Best plugin

    This plugin makes all cms management much more efficient, simple, and fast. It is highly recommended

    roybasha

  • Awesome!

    This plugin is really awesome

    roeean

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Details

Faust.js™ transforms your traditional WordPress installation into a flexible headless CMS.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • composable-architecture
  • decoupled
  • faust
  • faustjs
  • headless

More from WP Engine

Version
1.8.12
Last updated
Jul 6, 2026
First published
Dec 2, 2021
Requires WordPress
5.7
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Faust.js FAQ

What does Faust.js do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Faust.js offers Hide “theme” admin pages, Redirect public route requests to the front-end application and Rewrite WordPress URLs to front-end URLs in queried content.

How many active installs does Faust.js have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Faust.js as of September 7, 2026.

Is Faust.js still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Faust.js free?

Faust.js is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.