Headless Readiness Checklist

Decide whether a headless storefront is worth it, and launch one without losing SEO.

14 checks25 minutes

Headless keeps your Shopify or WooCommerce engine and gives you a storefront you own. It adds real engineering, so decide first, then build it right.

01Is it worth it

Name the advantage: speed, a bespoke flow, or content woven with commerceWithout a real storefront advantage, headless only adds cost and maintenance.
Confirm you have development resource to maintain a separate frontendA headless storefront is an application you own, and it needs someone to run it.
Rule it out if a good theme already fits a standard catalogFor a small store with a standard catalog, the theme already does the job.
Ask whether owning the frontend pays for the work of building itThis is the honest test, and skipping it is how headless becomes an expensive mistake.