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WordPress 5 Complete - Seventh Edition

You're reading from WordPress 5 Complete - Seventh Edition

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Published in Feb 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789532012

Pages 432 pages

Edition 7th Edition

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Author (1):

Karol Król

Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: WordPress

2. Introducing WordPress

3. Getting Started with WordPress

4. Creating Blog Content

5. Pages, Media, and Importing/Exporting Content

6. Section 2: Customizing WordPress

7. Plugins - What They Are and Why You Need Them

8. Securing your WordPress Website

9. Choosing and Installing Themes

10. Customizing your Website Appearance/Design

11. Developing your Own Theme

12. Social Media Integration, Podcasting, and HTTPS

13. Developing Plugins, Widgets, and an Introduction to REST API

14. Section 3: Non-Blog Websites

15. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part One - The Basics

16. Creating a Non-Blog Website Part Two - E-Commerce Websites and Custom Content Elements

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

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The WordPress REST API

The WordPress REST API is a relatively new addition to the WordPress platform. Before it was added to core, the REST API was available as a standalone mechanism via a separate plugin. You could get everything and also learn how to work with the package from the project's official website at http://v2.wp-api.org/.

However, the REST API was included in the WordPress core package in WordPress version 4.7. This means that you no longer need any additional plugins or tools to make it work. Basically, as long as you're on the most recent version of WordPress, you have the REST API installed and enabled by default. Which is great news! But let's get a bit deeper.

What is the REST API?

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Authors (1)

Karol Król

Karol Król is a WordPress developer, professional blogger, and writer. He has been building expertise in WordPress ever since his early years at the Silesian University of Technology (Poland), where he graduated with an MSc in computer science. Early in his career, he worked as a freelance website developer for several years. Later on, he decided to shift his interest toward popularizing WordPress as the perfect solution for all web-based projects, and devoted his time to growing his writing career. To this day, his articles have been featured on websites including About, MarketingProfs, SmashingMagazine, Adobe, CodeinWP, NIO, and many more..

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