Introduction to the REST API | WordPress Leeds | 25th October 2016

A brief introduction to the WordPress REST API and what it can be used for

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1. REST API INTRODUCTION TO THE
2. WHAT IS “THE REST API”?
3. A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH WORDPRESS, WITHOUT WORDPRESS
4. PROVIDES A CLEAR PATH FOR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO GET TO THE CONTENT CREATED IN WORDPRESS
5. WORDPRESS IOS APP REACT APP ANDROID APP WEBSITE
6. WHAT DOES API EVEN MEAN?
7. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
8. A WAY FOR TWO PROGRAMS TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER
9. WHAT ABOUT REST?
10. REPRESENTATIONAL STATE TRANSFER
11. USES HTTP TO SEND AND RECEIVE DATA
12. HTTP://WPLEEDS.CO.UK
13. GET = SEE DATA POST = SEND DATA
18. ENDPOINTS
19. A URL TO POINT OUR REQUESTS TO
20. RETURNS DATA FROM WORDPRESS VIA THE API
21. HTTP://EXAMPLE.COM/ WP-JSON/WP/V2/POSTS
23. JSONVIEW CHROME EXTENSION
24. PROVIDES A CLEAR PATH FOR OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO GET TO THE CONTENT CREATED IN WORDPRESS
25. STANDARDISED URL
26. STANDARDISED DATA STRUCTURE
27. CONTENT ENDPOINTS
 COMING IN WORDPRESS 4.7
 (DECEMBER 2016)
28. OTHER ENDPOINTS…
 TBC
29. CAN STRANGERS POST TO MY WORDPRESS WEBSITE USING THE API?
30. NO
31. AUTHENTICATION
32. USER WOULD LOG IN VIA THE ADMIN
33. PROGRAM NEEDS TO AUTHENTICATE
35. WHAT CAN THE API BE USED FOR?
36. POWER MOBILE APPS
37. SHARE DATA BETWEEN SITES
38. BESPOKE ADMIN INTERFACES
39. JAVASCRIPT POWERED THEMES
40. REALTIME DATA
41. INTEGRATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
42. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?
43. HUMAN MADE WHITEPAPER: HMN.MD/WHITEPAPER
44. DOCUMENTATION: WP-API.ORG
45. THANKS