WordPress: Software of Many Uses

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S TAT U S A P P

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W H AT I S W P - A P I

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

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W E B S I T E torquemag.io

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

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M O B I L E A P P

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

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

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

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

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

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You can fork WordPress without forking WordPress!

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“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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25+ % of all websites are WordPress 0 25 50 75 100 2015 2016 2017 2018

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

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

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I O T L I S T. C O M

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J E T PA C K . C O M

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

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R O O O M Y. C O M

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

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

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

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

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

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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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The future of WordPress is now what will you build?

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