The WordPress JSON REST API
WordPress has a big market share on web. Rest APIs are a growing technique and a big opportunity for developers. Knowing how to create APIs and how to consume them gives you a great advantage. A REST...
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Before we discuss the WP REST API, it's important to understand some terminology and background information. The acronym API stands for Application Programming Interface. An API is a programmatic way...
View Article3 Ways to Create a Mobile App with WordPress
Over 24% of the Internet uses WordPress, and many of those folks want a mobile app. It makes perfect sense to use content from WordPress in the app, so that when the website is updated, the app is...
View ArticleHead Slapping WordPress Security with Expert Chris Burgess
WordPress security isn't a term most people get excited about. It's a tricky topic which generally goes hand in hand with fear. Fear in wondering if you're doing enough for your site, whether it's done...
View ArticleHow to Take Control of Page and Post Revisions in WordPress
This article is part of a series created in partnership with SiteGround. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. WordPress provides a revisions system which records a full...
View ArticleAdding Custom Routes to the WordPress REST API
This article on custom routes was originally published by Torque Magazine, and is reproduced here with permission. Most of the discussion around the WordPress REST API has been about querying the...
View ArticleUsing WordPress as a Headless CMS
Content management systems (CMSs) are very useful, allowing you to create, edit and manage your content as needed. But as powerful as they might be, traditional CMSs such as WordPress don’t meet...
View ArticleCreating Custom Endpoints for the WordPress REST API
This tutorial walks you through creating a custom WP-API endpoint. We’ll first create a child theme of the default “Twenty Seventeen” theme, which will allow us to add functionality to our theme, and...
View ArticleBuilding a WordPress Plugin with Vue
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to integrate Vue.js with a WordPress plugin to provide a modern UI experience to our WordPress users. Vue.js is a very popular progressive JavaScript library for...
View ArticleUsing the WordPress Settings API to Build a Custom Admin Page
In this guide, we’ll introduce the WordPress Settings API, and create a WordPress administration page where we demonstrate the use of this API. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll wrap this...
View ArticleDeveloping a WordPress REST API App: Getting Started
This article on developing a WordPress REST API app was originally published by Torque Magazine, and is reproduced here with permission. Excitement over the WordPress REST API has been building for...
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