Using the WordPress REST API

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Foreword

Introduction

Introduction to the WordPress REST API

1. A Brief Definition of an API
2. What Can You Do With an API?
3. Why Have a REST API in WordPress?
4. What Can You Do With the WordPress REST API?
5. What You Need to Get Started
6. Summary

Reading Public Endpoints - Posts and Pages

1. Understanding wp-json Metadata
2. Listing Posts
3. Requesting a Single Post
4. Pagination
5. Parameters for Posts and Pages
6. Other posts endpoints
7. Page Endpoints
8. Summary

Reading Public Endpoints - Everything Else

1. Taxonomy
2. List Categories
3. List Tags
4. Global parameters
5. Using the oEmbed Endpoint
6. Summary

Authentication, WordPress, and You

1. Authentication Versus Authorization
2. HTTP Basic Authentication
3. JWT - JSON Web Tokens
4. Using the Token
5. Token Management
6. Summary

Modifying Data Using the REST API

1. Creating Our Sample Application
2. Manipulating WordPress
3. User Management
4. Summary

Controlling WordPress from Another Application

1. Setting up the WordPress Frontend for the application
2. Setting Up the CLI Application
3. Dissecting the Application
4. Fat Models
5. Summary

A Quasi-Real World Application

1. A Note From the Author About This Chapter
2. The Application
3. The Structure
4. Handle Tags and Categories
5. De-Referencing
6. Upload the Image
7. Create the Post
8. Getting the JWT Token
9. Summary

Conclusion

1. Making WordPress Work Harder
2. Additional Reading
3. Thank you

Odds and Ends

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