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Common WordPress APIs - Options API
The document outlines a presentation on the WordPress Options API by Jonathan Bossenger, a developer educator at Automattic. It includes announcements, learning outcomes, and resources for participants, emphasizing the importance of having a local WordPress setup and understanding key concepts related to the Options API. Additionally, it invites questions and encourages engagement from attendees during the session.
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- 1. 1 Common WordPress APIs: OptionsAPI Jonathan Bossenger Learn.WordPress.org
- 2. 2 👋🏽 Welcome! As youjoin, let everyone know in the chat where you’re joining us from, and feel free to share a little about what you do with WordPress. Hello! ○ My name is Jonathan Bossenger ○ From Cape Town, South Africa ○ Developer educator at Automattic ○ Sponsored to work with the Training Team ○ jonathanbossenger.com
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- 4. Announcements ○ Welcome andthanks to Tracy for co-hosting. ○ Please let me know if you can’t see this slide! ○ We are presenting in focus mode, but please feel free to enable your video. ○ You are welcome to ask questions. ○ You are welcome to post questions in the chat, or unmute to ask questions.
- 5. Announcements ○ Make sureyour local install is ready ○ If I am going too fast, please let me know! ○ We are recording this session and will be posting it to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards. ○ https://learn.wordpress.org/ - WordPress learning resources ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/news/ - WordPress developer news
- 6. Learning outcomes ○ TheOptions API • What is the Options API? • What should the Options API be used for? • How to use the Options API • Data Types • Protected Options • Permissions
- 7. Question time ○ Ona scale of 1 to 5, how well do you know this topic?
- 8. Requirements ○ A localWordPress installation ○ A text editor ○ A way to access your WP database • https://wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/ ○ A file to test Options API function calls • https://gist.github.com/jonathanbossenger/d96520acd6225ea969f091752a3bca8b
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- 10. Resources ○ https://wordpress.org/plugins/sql-buddy/ ○ https://gist.github.com/jonathanbossenger/d96520acd6225ea969f091752a3bca8b ○https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/options/ ○ https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_load_alloptions/ ○ https://learn.wordpress.org/tutorial/developing-with-user-roles-and-capabilities/