WordPress seems to finally evolve from a bloated platform serving web pages into a modern development solution, API first, with a multi-tiered architecture capable of supporting cross-platform / multiscreen application development.
All of the above without becoming a giant hack, which should read a giant mess no matter how cool that sounds to the new-gen developers "a la Facebook". Maybe WordPress will lead the developers community to a "next-gen" era where professional won't be so "new".
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Talking to 25% of the web - In-depth report and analysis on the WordPress REST API
1. An in-depth report and analysis
on the WordPress REST API
TALKING TO
25% OF THE WEB
2. 01
Contents
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40
10
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03
Executive Summary
What is a REST API?
How the WordPress
REST API Will Change
WordPress Development
The Headless CMS
What is the
WordPress REST API?
Challenges Presented
by the REST API
Why Use the
WordPress REST API?
Resources
05
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / HUMAN MADE LTD.
3. 0202
About the Authors
Contributors
Tom Willmot is the co-founder and CEO of
Human Made. He has over 10 years experience
bringing open source technology to enterprise.
He lives in the UK with his wife and daughter.
Joe Hoyle is the co-founder and CTO of Human
Made, where he leads the development team
and the overall technical direction of the
company. He is a member of the WordPress REST
API development team
Ryan McCue - WordPress REST API Team Co-Lead
Daniel Bachhuber - WordPress REST API Team
Siobhan McKeown - Writer & Editor
Michael Pick - Designer
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / ABOUT THE AUTHORS
4. Executive Summary
It currently powers more than 25% of the top 10 million websites
on the Internet. WordPress’ usability, extensibility, and mature
development community make it a popular choice for web
projects of all sizes.
WordPress is an open-source content management
system which is used to power millions of websites and
blogs, and an increasing number of web applications.
WordPress, like many other CMSes, is monolithic. It
provides everything you need to run a website, and can be
extended further with third-party plugins and themes. But
on today’s web, we are moving beyond the monolithic CMS.
WordPress, along with others, is leading the charge to a
future where the CMS acts as a central hub, consuming and
aggregating content and data from other tools and services
and in-turn exposing its own content and data via APIs.
03TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5. The WordPress REST API is a huge step towards this
future. Exposing WordPress content and data as JSON
via a standardised RESTful API unlocks your data and
will enable an explosion in the number and complexity of
integrations.
By embracing the WordPress REST API, you can more
easily:
• separate your frontend delivery from the CMS
• power multiple frontends from the same content (think
a website, app, Apple News, etc.)
• and use WordPress as part of complex multi-service
workflows (like pushing content to a separate service
for translation before pulling those translations back into
WordPress).
The potential implications for your business are far-reaching,
particularly for large custom builds and applications.
WordPress provides content management and content
capture, while making the data available to other frontend
technologies. This permits engineering teams to work
independently on discrete parts of a larger project, and
allows for more stable third-party integrations.
With the REST API, WordPress stops being a web
development tool used in isolation. It is one module that is
available in a web developer’s toolkit; a building block to be
used in many kinds of applications.
The potential
implications for
your business
are far-reaching,
particularly for large
custom builds and
applications.
04TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
6. 0505
The Headless CMS
We look at the difference between a
traditional and a headless CMS, how a
headless CMS slots into web development,
and discuss some of the advantages of using
a headless CMS for your web project.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / THE HEADLESS CMS
7. 06
A traditional CMS deals with data
collection, delivery, and display.
WordPress, for example, has a backend
where users can enter data. This data is
stored in a MySQL database, retrieved
from the database using PHP, and then
displayed in the browser using the
theme system.
A headless CMS decouples the theme
system, allowing you to replace it with
the frontend technologies of your choice.
What’s left is the data storage method and
web application for authors and editors,
while the data is delivered to the frontend
using an API.
Monolothic CMS vs Headless CMS
Database
Frontend Frontend
Database
PHPcontrols
thedata
DataretrievedbyJSor
otherlanguage
PHPrenders
thedata
A headless CMS is used only for data capture, storage, and delivery, making it frontend
agnostic. Its data can be displayed using any frontend technology, whether in a browser,
mobile application, syndication, or elsewhere.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / THE HEADLESS CMS
8. Fast, in-browser
experiences, in
real-time, without
having to wait for
PHP queries.
07
Decoupling content management from
frontend display
By decoupling content management from frontend display,
a headless CMS allows developers to use any technology
to display content. Developers are not locked into the
templating engine provided by the CMS. The CMS might
be written in PHP, but developers working in languages
like JavaScript, Java, Ruby, and Swift can use an API to
retrieve, store and display data. A frontend developer has
complete control over the website or application’s markup
and user experience, using client-side technologies to
create smooth interactive experiences. It also means that
if the frontend needs to be displayed in a new way (for
example a redesign or to display content on a new device)
the CMS can still store the data, removing the
need for complex migrations.
Fast, interactive experiences
When you use a headless CMS there are two components: the
CMS itself and the frontend display. The CMS focuses only on
content management, without having to assemble formatted
responses, while the client-side technology can quickly display
that data in the browser. Using client-side technologies for
display means that in-browser experiences are fast, acting in
real-time, without having to wait for PHP queries to retrieve
information from the database. There is a significant increase
in performance when using JavaScript vs PHP: Node.js, for
example, can handle many more requests than PHP due to
its asynchronous event-driven nature. This can be especially
useful when an application requires many connections open
simultaneously.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / THE HEADLESS CMS
9. 08
REST API
CMS
One content management system,
multiple frontends
With a traditional, monolithic CMS, data is simply displayed
by the CMS itself. Data stored in a headless CMS is
available for display in any context. You may want to use it
for a website now, but later you may decide to use the same
data for a desktop or touch screen application. The stored
data is always available via the API.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / THE HEADLESS CMS
10. 09
Original articles authored here
Pushed to WordPress via REST API
CMS for mobile apps CMS for website
Translated
articles pushed
on to multiple
delivery CMS’s
Print CMS
WordPress
App Backend
Android App iOS App Blackberry App Website RSS Feed Apple News
Website Backend
Articles are translated using custom
workflow in wp-admin
Multi-service content pipelines
A headless CMS can be used to store all of the data for one
site or application, or it can just be one element of a larger
application that retrieves and aggregates data. This means
that data can be integrated into existing workflows as just
one layer. For example, it could be used just as a layer for
translating content which is then pushed to another CMS.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / THE HEADLESS CMS
11. 1010
What is a REST API?
We look at what the REST architectural style
is, explore the elements that make an API
RESTful, and consider some of the ways in
which open APIs are changing the internet.
TALKING TO 25% OF THE WEB / WHAT IS A REST API?
12. 11
What is REST?
Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software
architectural style for Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs) that consists of guidelines and best practices for
creating scalable web services. REST uses simple HTTP
to make calls between machines.
This happens via a request/response mechanism between
the server and the client. For example, a client, let’s say an
Android application, makes a request for the most recent
posts from the website. The server knows how to interpret
this request, through REST, and satisfies the response by
providing the most recent posts in a format understood by
the client.
REST requests interact with the resources in your
application (e.g. a Post or Page). These interactions
are typically Reading, Creating, Updating, or Deleting.
Combined with HTTP, REST requests are formed using
four verbs:
• POST: Create a resource
• GET: Retrieve a resource
• PUT: Update a resource
• DELETE: Delete a resource
The data retrieved is supplied in a machine-readable format,
often JSON in modern web applications.
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13. REST was
proposed by Roy
Fielding in his
2000 dissertation
Architectural
Styles and the
Design of Network-
based Software
Architectures.
12
What makes an API RESTful?
An API must have the following architectural features
to be considered RESTful:
• Client-server: the client is separated from the
server. This means that clients are not concerned
with data storage and servers are not concerned
with display. This ensures that data is portable
and can be reused in multiple clients, and servers
are simpler and more scalable.
• Cacheable: clients can, and should, cache
responses to improve performance, and avoid
the server with every request.
• Stateless: the necessary state to handle the request is
contained in the request itself, whether as part of the
query parameters, URL, body, or headers.
• Uniform interface: information transferred via REST
comes in a standardised form, creating a simplified,
decoupled architecture.
• Layered System: the architecture is composed of
hierarchical layers. Each component cannot “see”
beyond its layer: a client cannot tell if it’s connected to
the server or to an intermediary.
A separate, but closely-related concept is hypermedia.
Hypermedia allows a client to more fully discover a REST
API without needing to know anything about the structure
of the API. It’s similar to hyperlinks on the human-readable
web (which enable discovering new sites and content).
The server provides the information the client needs to
interact with it. This means that the client can interact with
the server in complex ways without knowing anything
beforehand about it.
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What is an open API?
Open APIs are publicly available APIs that give developers
access to proprietary software information that they can
make use of in their own software and applications. REST is
the ideal architecture for creating an Open API for the web
because, by using HTTP, it is built on the principles of the
open web. To leverage an open REST API a developer just
needs to make a HTTP request.
Source: Programmable Web
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15. The impact of
APIs cannot be
underestimated;
they are
transforming the
way businesses and
services are run.
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By making data available for developers to use in
their own applications, open APIs are transforming
the internet. Developers can access data across
services, creating applications that aggregate
information from different providers. The impact
of APIs cannot be underestimated; they are
transforming the way businesses and services are
run. For example:
• Around 25% of annual revenue of the fundraising
platform JustGiving is API-driven
• In 2011, Twitter reported that they had more than
one million applications registered, with a number
of entire companies built off the API
• Data feeds from the Skyscanner API are used by
startups like Hitlist, Go Euro, and Pintrips
• Hilton is making use of Uber’s API to allow guests
to book rides from the Hilton Honors App
This aggregation of public data across different
platforms enables the creation of feature-rich,
powerful applications that do more than any
individual product or service could do on its own.
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Nomadbase is a service that facilitates
remote working and the digital nomad way of
life. Using public APIs, it aggregates data from
social networking services to create a map of
nomad locations across the world.
Case Study: Nomadbase
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Our development
team has a lot of
experience with
WordPress, and
recognises its
ability to provide a
solid foundation to
build an application
on. Leveraging its
users system for
signups, the REST
API for all external
communication, and extremely common server requirements, we
were able to get the prototype up and running in a matter of days,
rather than weeks or months.
We used the REST API for not only the communication with the
frontend application, but also inbound data coming from Facebook
and Foursquare to collect user location data.
Joe Hoyle, Nomadbase
“
18. Why use WordPress and the REST API?
WordPress enabled the developers to get the first
version of Nomadbase up and running quickly,
providing both a stable central platform where data
can be aggregated and an API for delivering the data
to the frontend.
The build
Nomadbase uses APIs to gather geodata from Facebook,
Swarm, Twitter, Instagram, and TripIt. This data is stored in
custom tables in the MySQL database. Data is then sent over
the WordPress REST API to a React frontend and displayed in
the browser. Leaflet is used to create overlays on the map.
When a new user signs up for Nomadbase, data is requested
from five different social networks. This leads to significant
background processing. To speed this up, wp-cron is replaced
by a system tool called Cavalcade, developed by Human
Made for large-scale WordPress installations
The next step for Nomadbase is a React Native iOS
application that reuses code from the browser app. As all the
data and user actions that exist for Nomadbase are processed
by the REST API, no additional backend work needs to be
done to build the new application.
WordPress enabled
the developers to
get the first version
of Nomadbase up
and running quickly.
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What is the
WordPress REST API?
We look at the specifics of the WordPress
REST API, including its infrastructure and
endpoints, its authentication methods and the
concept of hypermedia. We also introduce
you to the team behind it.
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WP_REST_Response
WP_REST_Request
WP_REST_Response
JSON-ready data
HTTP request
HTTP response
wp-settings.php
Authentication
Parameter Sanitization Callbacks
Parameter Validation Callbacks
Endpoint Callback
Rewrite Handler REST API bootstrap
WP_REST_Server::serve_request
WP_REST_Server::dispatch
WP_REST_Server::response_to_data
WordPress API Infrastructure API Endpoints
The WordPress REST API allows access to a website’s
data, including users, posts, and taxonomies. In the past,
developers needed to use WordPress’ built-in theme system
and administration panel to display and edit content on
a site.
The REST API decouples the WordPress backend from the
frontend, allowing developers to use it as an application
platform: WordPress is used for data entry and storage, and
the frontend can be built in any programming language.
The REST API transforms WordPress into a headless CMS.
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21. The REST API decouples the WordPress backend
from the frontend, transforming it into a
headless CMS.
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Infrastructure
WordPress 4.4 contains the infrastructure for the WordPress
REST API. This can be thought of as a construction kit
for RESTful APIs in WordPress: it enables developers
to build their own REST APIs, handling things like API
discovery, request routing, arguments, JSON serialisation/
deserialisation, and response codes. If you are building a
website, application, theme or plugin, you can use the API
by adding your own custom endpoints.
Endpoints
Endpoints are functions that are available through the API:
they’re the places where developers can do something with
the CMS, whether that’s creating, retrieving, updating or
deleting (CRUD) data. This includes the four core data types
in WordPress (posts, comments, terms, and users) initially,
although these will grow in future versions of WordPress to
support all data on the site.
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22. Who should be
allowed to update
content on a site
or retrieve data,
and under what
conditions?
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Authentication
A major challenge around building a REST API is
authentication: how does an API know that a user should
be allowed to update content on a site, for example?
Who should be allowed to retrieve data? Under what
conditions? The WordPress REST API uses two forms of
authentication:
• Cookie - this is the basic authentication method used in
WordPress. When you log into your dashboard a cookie
is set in your browser. This method is only viable when
the current user is logged into WordPress and that user
has the capability to perform the action requested.
• OAuth - this is the main authentication method used for
external clients, i.e. any third-party site or application
that wants to interact with the API. With OAuth, logged in
users can authorise clients to act on their behalf. Clients
are issued with OAuth tokens so they can interact with
the API. The REST API uses OAuth 1.0a so that it can
be used by all WordPress websites; OAuth 2.0 requires
HTTPS but WordPress does not.
In addition, there is a Basic Authentication method for
external clients. However, this is only recommended for
development environments as it involves passing your
username and password on every request, and giving your
credentials to clients.
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Ryan McCue (Human Made)
Co-Lead of the REST API
Joe Hoyle (Human Made)
Rachel Baker (Wirecutter)
Co-Lead of the REST API
Daniel Bachhuber (Hand Built)
Team
The WordPress REST API has contributions from 72 developers. However, the
team has had four core members:
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Why use the
WordPress REST API?
We explore some of the reasons that you may
want to use a headless WordPress with the
REST API in your own projects, drawing out
specific technical and project management-
related benefits.
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25. The API frees
developers and
allows them to use
any technology
that will solve a
problem in their
specific context.
24
Create context-specific solutions
Around 25% of all websites use WordPress. These
websites are PHP-based, with frontends built with the
WordPress theme system. The API frees developers
and allows them to use any technology that will solve a
problem in their specific context. WordPress no longer has
to be concerned with the frontend: it can just deliver data
to any frontend technology. A developer can take data from
a WordPress website and display it using the technology
of their choice, whether that’s for a website, Android
application, iOS application or whatever context the data is
needed.
Reusable, portable content
The content entered into WordPress is no longer limited to
being displayed on a WordPress website. A REST API-powered
website has content which is infinitely portable. Your content
authors only need to enter data in one place. Once it has been
authored and published in WordPress, it’s now available via the
API and can be delivered to websites, web applications, and
mobile and desktop applications.
The WordPress REST API allows you to use WordPress as
a headless CMS. Developers can interact with WordPress
independently of the theme system, using it only as a data
storage and delivery platform. There are many benefits to
doing this.
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26. Your JavaScript
developer no longer
needs to learn
PHP to work with
WordPress, and
your WordPress
developer no longer
needs to tinker
with JavaScript.
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Separation of concerns
In traditional WordPress development, where the
frontend and backend are tightly coupled, frontend
developers need to be familiar with at least some
aspects of WordPress. This makes it difficult to hire and
work with purely frontend developers. In a decoupled
environment this is no longer a problem. Different
teams can work on different parts of a project while
having access to the same data: a backend team can
work on WordPress and the database, a team can build
the frontend in JavaScript or another web technology,
you can have an iOS team and an Android team. Your
JavaScript developer no longer needs to learn PHP to
work with WordPress, and your WordPress developer
no longer needs to tinker with JavaScript. This widens
the pool of development talent available to work on
your website or application, and streamlines project
management.
Familiar backend for authors and publishers
One of the reasons WordPress has been so successful is that
it provides an easy-to-understand interface for non-technical
users. With the REST API, you don’t have to decide between
using your frontend technology of choice and giving your
authors the admin interface they want. Authors and editors can
work in the WordPress admin and the data is delivered to the
frontend by the API. You have the advantage of providing an
admin interface which many authors will already be familiar
with, reducing the need for training and re-training, and letting
authors quickly start adding content.
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27. All of your services
and data can
be centralised
while providing
your authors
with a familiar,
straightfoward
interface.
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WordPress as a central repository
The web is increasingly API-driven, with websites and
services aggregating data. The REST API makes it possible for
WordPress to be the central place that brings all of this data
together. This means that all of your services and data can be
centralised while providing your authors with a straightforward
interface that they are familiar with. This also provides a
standard platform for further functionality with WordPress’
plugin system.
Develop with live data
When data is exposed through the REST API it can be used by
developers in their development environment. Content can be
added to the CMS and is available to developers whether they
are working on the frontend, the admin, or any applications.
Integrate WordPress as one part of a
content-authoring workflow
WordPress may only be suitable for one aspect of your
website or application. The REST API allows you to use
WordPress for just those elements that it is suitable for.
The New York Times, for example, uses WordPress for its
live coverage platform: data is received via WebSocket
from a custom-built service, rendered in React, and
served to the frontend via the WordPress REST API. In
August 2015, the paper even added Slack to its publishing
workflow. This makes WordPress just one module in a
larger stack, making it more available to the wider web
development community for smaller, specific tasks.
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ustwo wanted a decoupled website with a
WordPress backend and a frontend built
with React.
Case Study: ustwo
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We chose
WordPress as we
wanted to have an
established open
source CMS so that
we can be confident
that we’ll never be
left without support
or ability to change.
To fulfil our design
ambitions we
decided to build our frontend as a single-page application, which
was made possible with the emerging WP-API.
Daniel Demmel, ustwo
“
30. The build
The ustwo website is a single-page
application: the frontend is built using React
and WordPress manages the content. React
was used because it allows for isomorphic
rendering (pages can be rendered on the
server or by the client). There is a Node.js
server that enables server-side rendering.
On the WordPress side, a custom page
builder plugin gets authors to enter content
in a modular fashion. This ensures that the
content is modular and portable to different
contexts.
The infrastructure for the REST API is used
along with a bespoke API comprising custom
endpoints that deliver content in JSON format
to the frontend.
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(nginx)
= Docker container
(Node.js server) (compiled on CI) (SSL certificates)
Media uploads
(responsive)
Express and
React code
/share/nginx/
assets/etc/nginx /etc/ustwo/ssl
Content:
server-side
rendering
Content:
client-side
rendering
MySQL Memcached
WordPress
CMS admin
S3 image
bucket
ustwo.com architecture
Image
CDN
ustwo.com frontend
ustwo.com backend
WordPress
API Proxy
React SPA
(in browser)
CDN responding
to ustwo.com
Isomorphic app Assets/Code Vault
Source: ustwo
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How the REST API will change
WordPress development
We look at some of the ways that the REST
API will change WordPress development
and the impact that this will have both for
WordPress-based websites and applications,
and for the people creating them.
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32. Developers will independently focus on different
aspects of the website or application, working
with live data retrieved using the API.
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New approaches to project management
The separation of concerns that come with a REST API
project mean approaching project management in a new way.
Developers will independently focus on different aspects of the
website or application, working with live data retrieved using
the API.
The WordPress developer as a
backend specialist
There will be an increase in the number of WordPress
developers who are backend specialists, focusing on the admin
screens and the database, while leaving the frontend layer to
frontend developers.
WordPress as part of a larger stack
WordPress has a familiar and easy to use user interface which
authors want to use for managing and publishing content. With
the REST API, you can provide this interface to your authors
without compromising on the rest of your stack.
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33. Focused admins will remove clutter and empower the user to
do exactly what they need to do.
32
Explorations in
non-GPL products
The absolute separation of
concerns means that frontend
products that retrieve data from
the API will not need to be GPL.
It’s unlikely, however, that we’ll see
a vast increase in API-powered
themes due to the challenges
of rebuilding native WordPress
functionality on the frontend.
The enhancement of built-in
WordPress functionality
The REST API makes it easier
for developers to enhance
functionality in the WordPress
admin. Developers can create
client-side features in the admin
that are more advanced and more
performant than can be achieved
with PHP.
The emergence
of funnelled,
role-based admins
The REST API allows developers
to create funnelled administration
experiences that focus on a
particular user doing particular
actions. These focused admins will
remove clutter and empower the
user to do exactly what they need
to do.
Permeation of
WordPress outside of
PHP communities
As a single module in a larger stack,
WordPress will be used increasingly
outside of its traditional community.
The REST API allows developers to
create websites and applications in
any language without having to roll
their own CMS.
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Challenges presented by
the REST API
We explore the challenges that will be
brought about by the REST API and discuss
some of the ways that these challenges will
be addressed both in individual projects and
by the wider WordPress community.
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35. The REST API will be of most significance to large
custom builds and WordPress-based SaaS products.
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Loss of core functionality
A REST API driven website loses frontend features that are
linked to the WordPress theme system, like menu management
and post previews. Frontend developers need to take
responsibility for re-implementing features that come for free
with WordPress. If they are not rebuilt, users must do without
them. When writing project specifications for an API-driven
project, it will become necessary to be very specific about the
features that the client needs and not just assume that because
they are in WordPress they are available.
To solve this problem, we anticipate the emergence of REST
API base themes that rebuild WordPress features on the
frontend. These boilerplate themes will be written in different
languages and will provide a starting point for frontend
developers to build on.
The introduction of the REST API marks a new era in
WordPress development. Not all the ways that the REST API
will change WordPress are clear, but some challenges are
already emerging.
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36. Data needs to be structured in a
modular manner, separate to the
CSS and HTML.
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you may just be using data on
a website, but you may want to
make it available later to a native
application. The focus here is on
content management as opposed
to web publishing. This data needs
to be structured in a modular
manner, separate to the CSS and
HTML. For this reason, REST API-
driven sites will not rely on the
WYSIWYG capability in TinyMCE
for page layouts, instead using
content structured by modular
page builders.
WordPress’ commitment to
backwards (and forwards)
compatibility ensures that data
produced by the API will continue
to be readable and usable well into
the future. This means that you can
safely store it knowing that it will
continue to be available through
a well-supported API. In addition,
the WordPress REST API is open,
ensuring that your data can be
moved out of your site using
standard tools.
Disempowers WordPress
site builders
In addition to its ease of use,
WordPress’ strength is that it is
easy to set up a website. Through
WordPress, many people gain
experience of PHP, CSS, and
HTML, gaining confidence to make
changes to the frontend of their
website. The REST API completely
decouples the frontend from the
backend, disempowering those
users, and making the frontend
only editable by developers.
For this reason, it is unlikely that
we will see a major disruption to
the WordPress theme market.
Instead, the REST API will be of
most significance to large custom
builds and WordPress-based SaaS
products.
The necessity for
structured, portable data
A headless WordPress requires
data that can be used across
multiple contexts. This means
creating and storing it in a way
that is completely frontend
agnostic. In the first instance,
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37. One method is to
render frontend
templates on the
server using
Node.js, and
enhance the
website frontend
using client-side
JavaScript.
36
Dealing with progressive enhancement
In an increasingly JavaScript-driven world, progressive
enhancement is a challenge that has to be addressed.
Some people have JavaScript disabled in their browser,
either because they use assistance technologies, because
of personal preference, or because the organisation
they work for requires it to be turned off. If content from a
REST API driven WordPress website is delivered to a JS-
powered frontend, these people will simply see a
blank page.
Developers need to address these issues to ensure
that the web stays accessible. One method is to render
frontend templates on the server using a technology like Node.
js, and then enhance the website on the frontend using client-
side JavaScript. This setup, however, requires an additional
server, and developers with the experience to implement it.
WordPress API Progressive Enhancement
Node JSWordPress
Stores Data
Rendered pages
delivered to
Data passed to
RESTAPI
Renders Pages Pages enhanced using JS
Browser
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npm wanted to use the REST API to deliver
custom brochure pages and upsell boxes on
their website.
Case Study: npm
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Security was
of paramount
importance to us
and as a result, we
needed a headless
WP instance hosted
under the same
constraints as in
our production
environment. This
meant reliance on
the WordPress API
to deliver authored content via JSON to our build, giving us the
ability to parse and display CMS-generated content without having
to grant access to any non-whitelisted IP Addresses.
Nick Cawthon, npm
“
40. Why use WordPress and the REST API?
npm wanted to use WordPress as a central repository
for their documentation and their product pages. Its
straightforward interface means that content authors
can easily add data, which is delivered to the client in
JSON format.
The build
The npm website has a WordPress backend and admin.
A bespoke API built of custom endpoints serves content
in JSON format to a Node.js server. This renders the final
HTML and sends it to the browser where Handlebars
renders the templates. The API doesn’t just send the
data: it sends rendered HTML along with scripts and
stylesheets. This is cached by the Node.js server so that
the website stays up even if WordPress is unavailable. It
also means that the website stays fast without having to
expend effort scaling the database.
Some customisations recreate the post preview feature
of WordPress. Parts of the CSS templates and handlebars
frontend are used to create a basic WordPress theme
which authors use to preview posts before they are
published and pushed to the frontend.
The website
stays fast without
having to expend
effort scaling the
database.
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42. Resources
• Official website and documentation (wp-api.org)
• WordPress core discussion about the REST API
(hmn.md/wp-api/core/)
• Node.js (hmn.md/wp-api/node/)
• Backbone.js (hmn.md/wp-api/backbone/)
• AngularJS (hmn.md/wp-api/angular/)
• PHP Client (hmn.md/wp-api/php-client/)
• C# (hmn.md/wp-api/c/)
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The WordPress REST API
Client Libraries
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43. Resources
• WP-CLI client (hmn.md/wp-api/cli/)
• API Console (hmn.md/wp-api/console/)
• WP JSON API Connect (hmn.md/wp-api/connect/)
• Picard React theme (hmn.md/wp-api/picard/)
• Feeling Restful theme (hmn.md/wp-api/feeling-
restful/)
• ustwo.com frontend (hmn.md/wp-api/ustwo/)
• OAuth (hmn.md/wp-api/oauth/)
• Basic Authentication (hmn.md/wp-api/basic-auth/)
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Tools
Other resources
Authentication
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44. 43
Join the REST API team along with speakers from
WIRED, Automattic, The New York Times, and
Bocoup, at A Day of REST, a one-day conference
where you can learn how to use the REST API in your
project: Conway Hall, London. 28th January 2016.
A Day of REST
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Image credit: Florian Ziegler
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Work with us
Human Made is an enterprise-level WordPress
development firm, based in the UK but with
employees and clients worldwide.
Our clients include NewsUK, AirBnB, Skype,
and Yell. We’re the people behind Nomadbase
and Happytables. Our developers have led
the development of the WordPress REST API
and we’re already making use of it in our own
products and in client projects.
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