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Building Custom REST API Routes Using Object-Oriented PHP

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August 2, 2016

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The two things I write most about for Torque are object-oriented PHP and the WordPress REST API. In this article, I will bring them together to show you how to build out a collection of custom REST API routes while applying the principles of object-oriented PHP. One of the great things about inheritance in object-oriented PHP is that it lets us share code between classes. There are a lot of ways to avoid repeating ourselves in our code. Inheritance is one of them and should only be used when two or more classes have similar purposes. If you have a […]

What’s New In WordPress: 8/1/2016

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August 1, 2016

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Everything you need to know about WordPress news this week.  The Freedom Of WordPress: Last week, Torque held a WordCamp US Scholarship giveaway and asked for WordPress stories. Here is the winner. GitHub Universe: Early bird tickets for GitHub Universe went on sale last week. 11 Best Premium WordPress Plugins Worth The Money: It can be scary buying a new plugin, but these 11 are definitely worth the money. Anatomy Of A WordPress Theme: A breakdown of what exactly makes up a WordPress theme. Product Launch And User Experience: Great user experience is essential to having a successful WordPress product. […]

WordPress.org Seeks Release Leads For 2017

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August 1, 2016

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With work on WordPress 4.6 coming to an end, and 4.7 getting ready, WordPress.org is calling for volunteers to lead releases in 2017. Having release leads in place months in advance makes the project much more efficient. “It might seem advantageous to announce a year’s worth of release leads, but it puts the first and even second release lead at a disadvantage. Going forward, identifying and pre-announcing the next two release leads will help give them time to prepare,” Aaron Jorbin said in the announcment. “For example, at the start of the 4.8 cycle, both the 4.9 and 5.0.” release leads […]

Developing A REST API App – Part 6: Exploring The Web With Third-Party APIs

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Tom Ewer

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August 1, 2016

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We’ve come a long way so far in our six-part REST API series. From pretty much a standing start, we’ve managed to introduce the basic concepts of the technology, and get a small interactive app up and running (with a little help from React). Along the way, we’ve hopefully proven that even non-technical WordPress users can already start getting their feet wet with the programmatic power behind the next generation of the platform. The future of WordPress is not going to be about tiny Thoreau quote apps, however. It’s going to largely centre around how the REST API helps WordPress smoothly integrate […]

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