The WordPress REST API is a powerful tool that can enhance your web development projects. In this presentation, attendees will learn how to leverage WordPress’s existing endpoints and create custom ones using PHP without needing plugins. Attendees will also learn how to use their endpoints to power their front-end React apps, web apps or even entirely separate websites. Finally, attendees will learn about security concerns and how to lock down the REST API. Time permitting, attendees can have a Q&A period to ask questions.
The WordPress REST API was introduced in 2016 in version 4.7. It has been part of the WordPress ecosystem for about seven years and is well-documented. With the introduction of React and Gutenberg blocks, the REST API can take on a new life to help developers create complex apps with relative ease. Where once it was primarily used for basic integrations, now developers are harnessing its full capabilities for ambitious projects. The WordPress REST API can power modern web applications and custom blocks, showing that it remains highly relevant for building on the web today. Even after years of existence, the REST API remains a cornerstone of the WordPress framework.