Interacting with the WP REST API
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Jonathan Bossenger's session focuses on interacting with the WordPress REST API, providing attendees with hands-on coding experience. Participants are encouraged to set up their local development environment and utilize resources like the example plugin and Postman for API testing. The session covers key learning outcomes including understanding the REST API schema and manipulating posts through the API.
Interacting with the WP REST API
- 1. Jonathan Bossenger Let’s Code Learn.WordPress.org Interacting with the WordPress REST API
- 2. 2 👋🏽 Welcome! As you join, please make sure you have your local development environment ready: • A local WordPress installation • A code editor like VSCode or Sublime • The example plugin • https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp- learn-rest-api/releases/download/0.0.2/wp- learn-rest-api.0.0.2.zip Then, let everyone know in the chat where you’re joining us from… Hello! ○ My name is Jonathan Bossenger ○ From Cape Town, South Africa ○ Ex-developer turned code instructor ○ Sponsored contributor at Automattic ○ @jon_bossenger in Twitter
- 3. Learn.WordPress.org Let's code! Interacting with the WordPress REST API Jonathan Bossenger
- 4. Announcements ○ Welcome, and thanks to Leo for co-hosting! ○ We are presenting in focus mode, but please feel free to enable your video. ○ You are welcome to ask questions. ○ You are welcome to post questions in the chat, or unmute to ask questions.
- 5. Announcements ○ Make sure your local install is ready ○ https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp-learn-rest- api/releases/download/0.0.2/wp-learn-rest-api.0.0.2.zip ○ If I am going too fast, please let me know! ○ We will be posting this session to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards ○ For more WordPress focused content please visit https://learn.wordpress.org/
- 6. Learning Outcomes 1. The WP REST API Endpoint reference • Review the Posts schema 2. Interacting with the WP REST API using the Backbone.js client • Creating a Post • Deleting a Post 3. API Testing tool - Postman (time allowing)
- 7. Objectives 1 1. Setup and review the example plugin 2. Learn to read and understand the REST API Schema 3. Update the plugin to create Posts 4. Update the plugin to delete Posts 5. Some JavaScript refactoring 7
- 9. Resources ○ https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp-learn-rest-api/releases/download/0.0.2/wp-learn-rest- api.0.0.2.zip ○ https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp-learn-rest-api/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/reference/posts/ ○ https://www.postman.com/downloads/
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