Centralizing News through WordPress REST API
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The document discusses the utilization of the WordPress REST API in centralizing news within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). It highlights various UAMS sites, the challenges faced in content syndication, and the benefits of leveraging APIs to manage and distribute data efficiently. Key resources and examples are provided for implementing the REST API to create, retrieve, update, and delete content effectively.
Centralizing News through WordPress REST API
- 1. Centralizing News through WordPress REST API Todd McKee, MEd University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
- 2. Todd McKee, MEd @toddmckee Senior Web Developer Office of Communications and Marketing
- 3. Wordpress at UAMS • UAMSHealth.com (Hospital & News) • 9000+ posts & pages • uamsonline.com & uamsonlinedev.com (UAMS multisites) • 150 sites with ~400 users • uamsonlinetwo.com & uamsdev.com (Institutes) • 7 sites with 1500+ posts • sites.uams.edu & go.uams.edu (One-offs & Apps) • ~30 sites with ~200 users • 25+ of single installs (One-offs & special)
- 5. Before College of Medicine Research Cancer Institute Same (-ish) Story. Posted 3 times or more ✂+📋 ✂+📋 ✂+📋
- 6. Content Syndication • https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to- manage-the-content-in-your-wordpress- multisite-media-empire/ • https://vip.wordpress.com/plugins/syndication/
- 7. Now College of Medicine Same Story. Not all sites are available Cancer Institute Research ☑ ☑ Push 🚫
- 8. LEVEL UP: Merging All The Things https://online.wpcampus.org/schedule/level-up-centralized-news-and-wordpress/
- 9. Now Cancer Institute College of Medicine Research ☑ ☑ Push 🚫
- 10. Soon Cancer Institute College of Medicine Research One Story. Multiple sites Pull ☁ (Already Started)
- 12. • https://wpengine.com/resources/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-wordpress-rest-api/ • https://torquemag.io/2017/05/ways-start-using-wp-rest-api/ • https://jeremyfelt.com/2016/02/17/using-wp-rest-api-washington-state-university/ • https://github.com/washingtonstateuniversity/WSUWP-Content-Syndicate
- 14. WHAT IS AN API? Definition: Application Program Interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. YOU LOST ME AT “DEFINITION” An API lets you access, or create data. WordPress Terms: The REST API lets you access, or create, WordPress content. https://www.slideshare.net/royssivan/wpcampus-online-the-case-for-the-wordpress-rest-api
- 15. HOW DO YOU API? Leveraging the API isn’t that difficult once you get the hang of JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Use JavaScript or PHP RESTful API Representational state transfer (REST) or RESTful web services is an API that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data (Universal connector for data).
- 16. JSON
- 17. WP Rest API 101 • WordPress 4.7+ • v2.wp-api.org • CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) • /wp-json/wp/v2/ https://www.slideshare.net/AndrewDixon5/an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-the-wordpress-rest-api
- 19. Filter • Add parameters to filter • Think WP-Query • GET • /wp-json/wp/v2/posts?search=awesome • /wp-json/wp/v2/posts?page=1&per_page=2 • Example
- 20. Single Article • GET /wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{POST-ID} • Example
- 21. What else can we access? • Pages • Media • Custom Post Types • Taxonomies • Everything…
- 22. Examples
- 23. Issues • Authentication • Basic, JavaScript, & Oauth • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) • Extending Support For Custom Content Types
- 24. What are we doing? • News on www.uams.edu • Image on top of www.uams.edu • Alert system (WP API v1) • People / Physician directory (coming soon)
- 26. Resources • github.com/UAMS-Web • github.com/UAMS-Web/UAMSWP- Content-Syndication • github.com/washingtonstateuniversity • wpcampus.org