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WPGraphQL — WordPress Schema Plugin

by Jason Bahl · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.22.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

WPGraphQL has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,652,621 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

WPGraphQL at a glance

Active installs
30,000+
Total downloads
1,652,621
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 WPGraphQL 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
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 48 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Flexible API: Query posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, users, and more
  • Extendable Schema: Easily add functionality with WPGraphQL’s API, enabling custom integrations
  • Compatible with Modern Frameworks: Works seamlessly with Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit, and more
  • Optimized Performance: Fetch exactly the data you need in a single query. Boost performance with WPGraphQL Smart Cache

WPGraphQL reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

48 reviews

5★
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  • Speedy

    GraphQL vs. REST API 10 : 0 Thank you for this plugin. Building my headless application with WPGraphQL is fun. The repl interface to test queries is A+.

    con

  • Performance performance performance

    I'm so glad I decided to transition to a headless WP, and WPGraphQL made this possible, convenient and super fast.

    psychosispicks

  • Unreliable

    I operate a large blog that uses WordPress as a headless CMS with a Next.JS frontend, which is largely enabled by this plugin. Let me just say first that creating an entire alternative third-party data API is an ambitious undertaking and I appreciate all the work the authors have put into it. But as a developer I have to throw out a word of caution that this plugin often has major bugs that can have critical impact on your production website. For example after a recent minor update we discovered a bug where any URL with a special character in it started returning a 404, causing several of our pages to suddenly become unavailable to users and delisted from Google, and this went on for many months before we realized it. There have been many similar instances. My general approach is to lean more on WordPress's REST API over time which is more reliable since it's maintained by the WordPress team, and only use WPGraphQL when it's necessary. Also recommend turning off auto-updates and test your website extremely thoroughly after any upgrade.

    benknight

  • Great! 10 stars if possible

    Great!

    chisnghiax

  • Great Plugin!

    One of the best plugins for WordPress. It's right up there with ACF!

    2cubed

  • Awesome, everybody should use it

    Great plugin, everyone should use it. The IDE is a valuable plus, and it can be used to learn GraphQL from scratch. From the developer's point of view, the plugin is super easy to extend, thanks to the great documentation. Don't forget to check the official YouTube channel. If you need extra support for custom post types and metas, I just released v1.0.70 of my plugin ACPT with full support to WPGraphQL. Thank you so much John!

    mauretto1978

Where WPGraphQL ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that WPGraphQL appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Schema Plugins #54 in search, not tagged #83 –

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Details

WPGraphQL adds a flexible and powerful GraphQL API to WordPress, enabling efficient querying and interaction with your site's data.

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

Tags

  • decoupled
  • GraphQL
  • headless
  • react
  • rest-api

More from Jason Bahl

Version
2.22.2
Last updated
Sep 4, 2026
First published
Nov 14, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, community plugin

WPGraphQL FAQ

What does WPGraphQL do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WPGraphQL offers Flexible API: Query posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, users, and more, Extendable Schema: Easily add functionality with WPGraphQL’s API, enabling custom integrations, Compatible with Modern Frameworks: Works seamlessly with Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit, and more and Optimized Performance: Fetch exactly the data you need in a single query. Boost performance with WPGraphQL Smart Cache.

How many active installs does WPGraphQL have?

WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for WPGraphQL as of September 7, 2026.

Is WPGraphQL still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is WPGraphQL free?

WPGraphQL is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.

Where does WPGraphQL rank among Schema Plugins?

WPGraphQL is #83 in the WordPress.org Schema Plugins ranking.