WordPress: Software of Many Uses

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2. S TAT U S A P P
   

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3. W H AT I S W P - A P I
   

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4. W P - A P I I S A
   J S O N R E S T A P I
   A RESTful API is an application program
   interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to
   GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data.
   V 2 . W P - A P I . O R G
   

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5. W H AT I S J S O N
   JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a
   lightweight data-interchange format. It is
   easy for humans to read and write. It is easy
   for machines to parse and generate.
   J S O N . O R G
   

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6. W E B S I T E
   J S O N
   torquemag.io
   torquemag.io/wp-json
   

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7. W E B S I T E
   torquemag.io
   

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8. J S O N
   torquemag.io/wp-json/wp/v2/posts
   

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9. M O B I L E A P P
   

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10. W H E R E T O G E T W P - A P I
    

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11. If you are running WordPress 4.4 +
    then you already have it on your site.
    

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12. The API infrastructure was added in WordPress 4.4
    The core endpoints, posts, pages etc are available
    through a plugin
    wordpress.org/plugins/rest-api
    

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13. • Posts
    • Post Revisions
    • Pages
    • Media
    • Post Types
    • Post Statuses
    • Comments
    • Taxonomies
    • Categories
    • Tags
    • Users
    Endpoints
    

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14. /wp-json/wp/v2/posts
    /wp-json/wp/v2/pages
    /wp-json/wp/v2/media
    

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15. v2.wp-api.org/extending/adding
    C U S T O M E N D P O I N T S
    

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16. There’s a renewed push going on right now to try and
    get what is being termed “content endpoints” into
    WordPress core with the 4.7 release.
    Helen, release lead for 4.7 has identified blockers for
    inclusion. Your help is needed.
    bit.ly/2ctnH1Z
    E N D P O I N T S I N C O R E
    

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17. F O R K I N G W O R D P R E S S
    The future of
    

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18. You can fork WordPress
    without forking WordPress!
    

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19. “WordPress is easy to use compared to other
    CMSs, but is it easy to use versus social platforms
    or other places where people type words, share
    pictures, and maintain a digital footprint?
    The goalposts are always moving
    and we have to move too.”
    - Brian Krogsgard poststatus.com
    

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20. 25+ % of all websites
    are WordPress
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    25
    50
    75
    100
    2015 2016 2017 2018
    

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21. • Internet of things
    • POS Systems
    • Information Kiosks
    • Cloud Services
    • Desktop Apps
    • Mobile Apps
    • Progressive Web Apps
    • ?
    Other Areas
    for Market
    Dominance
    

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22. P R O G R E S S I V E W E B A P P S
    washingtonpost.com/pwa
    flipkart.com
    

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23. WordPressOS
    T W I T T E R
    FA C E B O O K
    N Y T
    T W P
    R S S
    P I N T E R E S T
    Y O U T U B E
    A M A Z O N
    W O O
    T R AV E L
    W P. C O M
    A P P S
    C O M M E R C E
    M E D I A
    N E W S
    S O C I A L
    

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24. If WordPress is the dominant CMS on the web
    then it is our duty as a community to move the UX
    forward in relation to emerging technologies.
    

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25. F R A M E W O R K S
    • Angular
    • React
    • Ionic Framework
    • Ember
    • Nativescript
    • Electron
    

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26. If you can build a WordPress theme
    then you can build
    desktop and mobile apps
    using web technologies
    JavaScript HTML CSS
    WP-API
    

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27. E X A M P L E S I N T H E W I L D
    

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28. I O T L I S T. C O M
    

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29. W I R E C U T T E R . C O M
    

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30. W I R E C U T T E R . C O M
    

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31. N Y T I M E S . C O M
    

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32. J E T PA C K . C O M
    

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33. P O S T S TAT U S . C O M
    

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34. P O S T S TAT U S . C O M
    

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35. P O S T S TAT U S . C O M
    

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36. T R I . B E
    

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37. M I N D I N G K I D S . C O . U K
    

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38. R O O O M Y. C O M
    

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39. A D AY O F R E S T. H M
    

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40. A D AY O F R E S T. H M
    

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41. C A LY P S O : W O R D P R E S S . C O M
    

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42. H A P P Y TA B L E S . C O M
    

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43. H Y P O T H E T I C A L
    

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44. H Y P O T H E T I C A L
    R E C I P E
    B L O G
    R E C I P E
    O R D E R
    A P P
    Content
    Marketing
    App consumes
    WP-API Data
    App sends
    order data to
    order processing
    to WP-API
    Main site
    recommends
    recipes
    using WP-API
    Discoverable
    in app stores
    H A R D
    WA R E
    P R I N T E R
    

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45. The future of WordPress is now
    what will you build?
    

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46. Resources
    • v2.wp-api.org
    • wordpress.org/plugins/rest-api
    • facebook.github.io/react
    • ionicframework.com
    • nativescript.org
    • electron.atom.io
    • angularjs.org
    • emberjs.com
    

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47. @modemlooper
    • WordPress app, plugin developer
    • BuddyPress contributor
    • modemlooper.me
    

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