For many, the WP REST API has long been a bit of a Pandora’s Box, despite the amount of buzz surrounding it. But now, we will have gained a clearer understanding both of what hides behind the term and what the technology means for the future of WordPress.
- It will open the WordPress platform to technology outside the WordPress universe and vice versa.
- Like the rest of the Internet, WordPress is moving towards JavaScript.
- For developers, the API means more flexibility and extensibility.
- WordPress and third-party content will be easier to integrate with one another.
- The API opens up WordPress for new ways of content management.
- Integrating the platform with the rest of the web is likely to result in increased demand for WordPress professionals.
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