Lynda - WordPress REST API - Building an Interactive Web App

Released: 8/22/2017

The WordPress REST API opens a world of possibilities to WordPress developers. In this project-based course, learn how to build an interactive web app on top of the WordPress REST API. Instructor Morten Rand-Hendriksen kicks off the course by helping you plan the app you're going to build. Next, he explains how to extend the functionality of WordPress by adding a new user role and capabilities. For the remainder of the course, he walks through how to build an interactive, standalone app that consumes and delivers data to and from the WordPress REST API while keeping communication secure and private.
Topics include:

   Planning the application
   Extending WordPress with a plugin
   Setting up the standalone application
   Configuring OAuth 2 in WordPress
   Building the task list view
   Building the new task view
   Creating a new task via the REST API
   Displaying conditional content
   Visualizing data using Graph.js
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