🔗 WordPress REST API Mastery

📖 7 Lessons ⏱️ 92 min 📊 Intermediate

Master the WordPress REST API from fundamentals to advanced techniques. Learn to build custom endpoints, handle authentication, create JavaScript-powered interfaces, and integrate WordPress with external applications and services.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand REST API architecture and WordPress implementation
  • Query and manipulate WordPress data via HTTP requests
  • Build custom REST endpoints with proper validation
  • Implement authentication using Application Passwords and JWT
  • Create JavaScript frontends that consume the API
  • Integrate WordPress with external services
  • Optimize API performance with caching strategies

Course Content

1
Introduction to the WordPress REST API ⏱️ 10 min

Understand REST principles, explore the WordPress API structure, and make your first API requests.

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2
Querying Data: Filtering, Pagination & Embedding ⏱️ 12 min

Master advanced querying techniques including filtering, sorting, pagination, and embedding related resources.

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3
Authentication: Securing API Access ⏱️ 14 min

Implement authentication methods including Application Passwords, JWT tokens, and OAuth for secure API access.

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4
Write Operations: Create, Update & Delete ⏱️ 13 min

Learn to create, update, and delete WordPress content through the REST API with proper validation.

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5
Building Custom REST Endpoints ⏱️ 16 min

Create your own REST API endpoints with custom routes, arguments, validation, and permission callbacks.

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6
JavaScript Integration: Building Dynamic Interfaces ⏱️ 15 min

Create interactive JavaScript interfaces that consume the REST API for real-time data operations.

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7
Performance Optimization & Best Practices ⏱️ 12 min

Optimize API performance with caching, reduce response times, and follow REST API best practices.

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