Have a news tip or upcoming WordPress event you’d like to share, write us at [email protected]. News highlights: Emoji: WordPress 4.2 now supports emoji (even in URLs!) Here’s a clever example used to show the history of copyright in the U.S. The real issue with ThemeForest: Brandon Yanofsky weighs the pros and cons of ThemeForest. There’s lots of great discussion on this topic happening in the comments. 2015 state of open source: Shaun’s write up of what open source looks like so far in 2015. WordPress memes: Bob Dunn shares a roundup of WordPress memes. Did he miss any good ones? May […]
On the WordPress REST API: Reflecting on the past and looking to the future
If you go to a WordCamp and spend anytime around developers, it is hard to not notice the excitement around the new WordPress REST API. The REST API team just released version 1.2 of the plugin, which they are continuously developing with the goal of merging it into WordPress core. It’s a big project, much bigger than Ryan McCue—who, along with Rachel Baker, leads the project—ever thought it would be. I recently spoke with Ryan about the challenges of such a huge project and about the complexities in creating a “universal API” for every WordPress site, as well as the plans […]
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