Headless Drupal
For suitable use cases, Drupal can serve as a content platform behind separate web or application frontends. Drupalify assesses whether a decoupled or hybrid architecture fits your content, team and operational needs — and delivers the implementation when it does.
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What This Service Can Include
Architecture Assessment
Decoupled, headless or hybrid architecture evaluated against your content model, team structure and operational requirements before any build begins.
Content API Setup
Drupal's JSON:API or GraphQL configured and extended so structured content is reliably available to any consuming frontend or application.
Authentication
Token-based authentication and access control configured so only authorised consumers retrieve content through the API layer.
Frontend Integration
Drupal API connected to your chosen frontend framework — React, Next.js, Vue or a native application — with data contracts agreed up front.
Preview Workflows
Unpublished content preview configured so editorial teams can review content in context before it goes live, without leaving Drupal's standard authoring environment.
Caching Strategy
API response caching, CDN integration and frontend rendering strategy aligned so decoupled pages perform at the level your users expect.
Deployment
Deployment pipeline configured for both the Drupal backend and the frontend application, with environment parity and rollback coverage included.
Monitoring
Uptime, API availability and error rate monitoring configured across the full stack with alerting routed to the appropriate team.
Editorial Workflow Review
Content types, publishing workflows and permissions reviewed to confirm the editorial experience remains reliable after the frontend is decoupled.
Ongoing Support
Post-launch support covering API changes, Drupal core updates, frontend dependency changes and new content type additions as the platform evolves.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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We assess your content model, team structure, editorial requirements and frontend plan. Headless is not always the right fit — a hybrid or standard Drupal build may deliver more with less complexity. We document the recommendation and the reasoning before any work begins.
The Drupal admin interface remains unchanged. Editors continue using the same forms, workflows and publishing controls. Preview configuration is included so content can be reviewed in context before it is published.
Primarily Next.js and React. We can work with Vue, Nuxt or a native mobile application depending on your existing stack. The choice is confirmed during the architecture assessment.
A review of your content types, editorial workflows, API requirements, frontend plan, caching needs and deployment environment. The output is a written recommendation with scope options before any build commitment is made.
API response caching, CDN integration and frontend rendering strategy — server-side rendering or static generation — are planned as part of the architecture. We do not build a headless stack without a confirmed caching and delivery approach.
Yes. We begin with a codebase and architecture review, document what exists, identify gaps or risks, and agree a handover plan before taking on delivery or support.
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