WordPress ReactJS

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WordPress has gained a lot of hike & platform has now grown due to its flexibility & user friendly environment to create a blog, single page portfolio/gallery to a fully functional e-commerce website. It a complete CMS, which uses PHP for backend & MySql for database

WordPress is a content management platform, and React.js is a JavaScript library for creating interfaces. WordPress REST API is a game changer for frontend developers as it can combine the best parts of WP & ReactJS together

Another of the advantage of React.js with WordPress development is that it is isomorphic. This is a relatively new concept & need to have a good search engine positioning which wordpress can offer. Therefore, React + WordPress represent a solid foundation on which almost anything can be built.

Pros of using WordPress React


Easy to use

ReactJS syntax is relatively easier than using/learning any other framework. With JSX it is even more powerful which is an excellent combination of JavaScript and HTML. Coming from a WordPress background even a beginner can start learning React and will be able to write code in lesser time limit.The framework is really simple. Creating a web application is possible with basic programming knowledge.

Seperated Data & Presentation

ReactJS works as presentation layer. The react state in React used to store the JSON response we get from WP Rest Api. With Redux, we can even get better & improved results. It creates total separation between presentation and data. WordPress provides the data & that data presents by ReactJS and Redux using WP REST API.

Noticeably Faster Speed

The WP developers need not to bother whether something has been rendered before or it is for the first time. It is considered that the React rendering is immutable which means the first and last included components treat alike.The Redux re-renders the relevant components on the page when the state changes. React.js improves the entire process of rendering & makes it much easier. The REDUX renders the updated components on the page which results in comparitively faster speed. That’s why WordPress front-end developers prefer using React.js due to its fast rendering service.

Re-usable code components

The basic advantage of using React is that it let you re-use the components, which have been created and which uses the same function. Accuracy is another advantage of using react. React.js let you start building the project with minimum coding knowledge in just a couple of days.

Continuous Updates

React community is working every day to make it better by adding new features and updates, which makes it reliable & efficient to work with.ReactJS latest stable release is 17.0.1 which has been releases on 22 October 2020.

Cons of using WordPress React


Time Consuming

React can be a nightmare when it comes to work quickly. If you have are working on multiple projects and the deadline is around the corner then working with the React can be really difficult as React is considered a little bit complex and therefore one cannot expect to save time while working on it.

Restricted Licensing

To build a secure & upgraded project, it is recommonded to use licensed software. With React.js, we can lose the data as it is a restrictive licensing software.

It is under-development

The React is still under the development phase. Updates come in almost every month, which makes it difficult sometimes to end one project at given time frame which is as important as writing a good quality code.


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