Gato GraphQL Reviews

Leo has created a great plugin and has provided me with great support. I needed a little help to getting started but then I was off to the races. This opens up WordPress to a lot of other platforms.

I develop and manage websites for clients among other things that I do as a solo service provider with no team but my AI agents. Gato GraphQL has been the tool I have been waiting for. Thanks for creating this.

I am a business owner not a programmer, and I'm still finding new uses for this plugin.

For those who aren't familiar with GraphQL like I am, I found it to be something that can work like a regular API but with added features. Instead of having a separate endpoint for each function, like domain.com/api/search_contact and domain.com/api/update_contact, you use a single one for everything: domain.com/graphql. Instead of post and get, you use query and mutate (not literal always, but you get the idea). In the query, you request and receive exactly what you ask for. Plus, within GraphQL, you can also call regular API endpoints.

• You can create persistent GraphQL queries that will call a weather API and give you the response from that API.

• You can also mutate or change things on your WordPress site.

• You can apply functions and conditionals to the queries, and you can run multiple queries at once, allowing you to call a time API and a weather API in the same GraphQL query.

• You can automate queries based on events, so if someone submits a form, it will trigger a query to fill in the form data on an Airtable.

• And provably more thing but still learning

So the potential to relay and change data is very versatile.

When I first installed Gato GraphQL, I was a bit overwhelmed, not being a developer myself. But stick with it, because this tool is worth the initial learning curve for anyone wanting to push their WordPress ecosystem beyond the standard blog.

If you're looking to explore beyond standard WordPress capabilities, you'll find this plugin opens possibilities you didn't know existed. Well, at least I didn't, until now.

As a developer working with WordPress, I've always faced challenges with the REST API - until I discovered Gato GraphQL. This powerful plugin has completely transformed how I interact with WordPress data, offering significant advantages over traditional REST API approaches.

GraphQL vs. WordPress REST API: The Clear Winner
One of the most impressive aspects of Gato GraphQL is the flexibility it provides. With GraphQL, I can precisely request only the data I need - no more, no less. This solves the common problems of over-fetching (receiving unnecessary data that wastes bandwidth) and under-fetching (having to make multiple requests to get all required data).

The ability to retrieve multiple data types with a single request has dramatically reduced the number of API calls in my projects. Instead of making separate requests for posts, users, and comments, I can fetch everything in one go, significantly reducing network traffic and improving performance.

Impressive Add-ons Ecosystem
Gato GraphQL shines with its growing ecosystem of add-ons:
- Polylang integration for multilingual sites
- Elementor compatibility
- Upcoming WooCommerce support (which I'm particularly excited about)

Outstanding Support
I must highlight Leo's exceptional support. He responds incredibly quickly to questions and is genuinely committed to helping users succeed with the plugin. This level of support gives me confidence in using Gato GraphQL for critical projects.

I'm really looking forward to use Gato GraphQL in more upcoming projects. One project includes a WordPress-based app where I need seamless data exchange between WordPress and the application layer. The GraphQL approach makes this integration much cleaner and more efficient than I could achieve with REST.

If you're looking to level up your WordPress data handling capabilities, Gato GraphQL is an investment that quickly pays for itself in development time saved and performance gains. Highly recommended!