Tag: WordCamp

WP REST API

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John Hawkins

Used a “call center” as an example of using WP REST API to solve custom data problems with WordPress.

  • What problem does it solve?
  • The WP Rest API provides endpoints for data types taht allow devs to interact with sites remotely
  • Get
  • Post
  • Put
  • Delete

How would I solve issues?

  • shortcodes, used to hide code in a little bit of text
  • hook to init on a certain set of pages

Create a route

  • Pretty Permalinks
    • serve up json of all posts
  • Post endpoints
    • Such as latest ten posts
    • Anytime someone hits and end point… do something.
    • Allow WP to watch for data to hit a url
    • If it doesn’t recieve what it expects it will ignore it and move on.
  • Keep it simple to accomplish your goals with the data
  • Create a custom array of whatever you want
  • If you build custom features don’t tie it to a theme. Consider using a “core functions plugins
  • Chrome extension – JSON formatter – makes it human readable.
  • Postman – Testing your API
  • Learn More – https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api

I Really Enjoyed my WordCamp Santa Clarita Experience

I’ve been attending WordCamps now for five years and these events have greatly benefited me as a professional web developer, WordCamp Santa Clarita had no shortage amazing experiences, conversations or sessions.

Santa Clarita WordCamp Signage
Joseph Dickson and David Nuon
Horseshoe Ranch singage
Joseph "The Mullet" DIckson
Sergio Scabuzzo & Joseph Dickson

  • I spoke about my experience updating Kubrick for Gutenberg
  • Watched as David Nuon MacGyver’d Gutenberg to create a Buzzfeed style What type of Poky are you? Spoiler Alert: I’m Vanilla.
    • In MacGyver fashion his laptop battery died a second before he finished the presentation. I can’t way for WordPress.tv to post the video.
  • Amy Hall presented on drip and nurture email campaigns, If I ever start freelancing my services I know this will be a key to success.
  • Matt Kopala provided much needed insight into why servers can run slowly.
  • Glenn Zucman talk on Software Freedom was fantastic.
    • Did you know he has a sub-site dedicated to his hair color?
  • I was able to pick Mikey Veenstra‘s brain about web security and research
  • I created an incomplete and unofficial Twitter list of many of the people involved. If you want to be added or removed just let me know.
  • Caught up with Verious, Marc and Gregg of our Inland Empire WordPress Community where I’ve been absent the last few months.
  • I chatted with several attendees, speakers and speakers throughout the weekend on topics of all sorts and to many to list but I’ll try,

Most importantly I was able to hang out with the other speakers, volunteers, sponsors, and organizers who made this first Santa Clarita WordCamp a success. Joe Simpson Jr. took on this massive undertaking along with the other organizers and volunteers to make this happen and I am honored to have been a part of it.