Category: API

Headless WordPress: Deeper Dive API Primer and How to Post to Other Platforms

Do you have content you want to write once but share everywhere? Headless WordPress (also known as WordPress API) may just be the answer for you! If you aren’t familiar with what Headless WordPress is, check out the article I wrote titled Headless WordPress:...

WP API: Adding Custom Endpoints

Here at WDS, we’re expanding our usage of the WP API. We have had a number of API posts in the past, and now we want to cover custom API endpoints more thoroughly. When working with custom content in WordPress, it is likely...

DIY: Twitter Share Counts (Part 1)

From time to time, you may get clients that want share counts to be displayed on their site. There are indeed SAAS (software as a service) services out there that do this for you, but what if a third party isn’t possible? Since Twitter...

An Updated Overview of the WordPress JSON API in WordPress 4.4

I previously wrote about the first version of the WordPress JSON API here, but turns out, it’s not accurate anymore! Here’s an update of the code in that post; using this, you’ll be able to utilize the version two infrastructure of the API that is now in...

WP-API: Endpoint Namespaces

WordPress is getting a JSON Rest API added to core. The first part of the API is actually already included. The endpoint infrastructure is in 4.4. As developers build extensions to the API, we need to take responsibility for our actions and how they can affect a...

WebDevStudios Dances the Calypso

Recently, Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com) released a pure JavaScript version of their website hosting and creation service in the form of a formidable desktop app called Calypso. The new WordPress.com codebase moves WordPress away from MySQL and PHP. It’s built entirely in JavaScript, and...

Create a Simple JSON Endpoint in WordPress

As you may or may not know, the WordPress JSON REST API is on the horizon for a future version of WordPress. This will be one of the most important and influential additions to WordPress core we may see, especially for those...

Using APIs to Integrate with WordPress

Editor’s note: This blog post was updated on June 27, 2018. Instagram has deprecated much of this API. This widget still works, if you’re showing your own content. Even then, that functionality will be gone in 2020. It’s recommended you look into using...

Don’t Repeat Yourself! How to Create an Author Box Using the Gravatar API

Wouldn’t it be great if the box above could be automatically filled by your Gravatar profile? Tons of services auto-populate your info using Gravatar right? Why can’t my profile information (and social media info) just auto populate in WordPress too!? (NOTE: someone smarter...