WordPress REST API Mastery
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
Understand REST principles, explore the WordPress API structure, and make your first API requests.
Start LessonMaster advanced querying techniques including filtering, sorting, pagination, and embedding related resources.
Start LessonImplement authentication methods including Application Passwords, JWT tokens, and OAuth for secure API access.
Start LessonLearn to create, update, and delete WordPress content through the REST API with proper validation.
Start LessonCreate your own REST API endpoints with custom routes, arguments, validation, and permission callbacks.
Start LessonCreate interactive JavaScript interfaces that consume the REST API for real-time data operations.
Start LessonOptimize API performance with caching, reduce response times, and follow REST API best practices.
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