Course - An introduction to the WordPress REST API

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Needs Assessment Statement

A short course to provide the new or intermediate developer knowledge on how to use the WordPress REST API to replace their admin-ajax requests, or to build interactive elements in JavaScript.

Target Audience

Ben is a theme developer who uses admin-ajax powered AJAX requests to fetch WordPress data for different pieces of front-end functionality in his themes. He's head about using the WP REST API to do this instead but doesn't know where to start.

Sarah is new to WordPress development and needs to create a JavaScript-powered form for a client. She's used to working with JavaScript HTTP clients to send and retrieve data via REST APIs, and wants to learn if there is a WordPress REST API, and how to use it.

Course Objective

Beginner to intermediate WordPress developers will learn about the WordPress REST API, how it works under the hood, how to use it, interact with it, extend it and test it.

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Course ready for review: https://learn.wordpress.org/course/developing-with-the-wordpress-rest-api/

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