If your extra data directly references a post meta you don’t have to do anything, because WP_Post implements the »magic« methods __isset() and __get() which directly asks for post meta keys (except for the following four keys: page_template, post_category, tags_input and ancestors). Here’s a quick example that shows the behavior: <?php $post_id = 42; $meta_key … Read more
To anyone who might still be hitting this problem, here’s a checklist: Make sure you are authenticated AND your user has the list_users capability. Example: When adding a custom role, I make sure to add the list_users capability. The user should also be logged in (what authenticated means) when making the request. By default, only … Read more
There is a cache plugin for WP Rest API with the name… WP Rest API Cache: I’ve used it for small projects and helped me a lot.
Hmmm, can’t remember or find fitting function either. There is wp_set_object_terms() that is used in multiple wrappers like wp_set_post_categories(). It can overwrite categories for a post. So you can get post categories, check for unwanted one and write it back excluding unwanted in that case.
You can start with something like this: https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/?action=query_plugins&request[page]=1&request[per_page]=400 I think it’s self-explanatory.
Update: Made a blog post to explain this better 🙂 I was able to do this by WP’s authenticate filter inside a new plugin; most of which is guided by this tutorial by Ben Lobaugh. Major points on the plugin: Make an API call function using cURL (you can get guide codes from Postman upon … Read more
You can call the REST API methods to prepare your output in the same way that the plugin does by default, this will also allow any plugins to tie into the output as you have used the ACF plugin as seen in your example output. The WP_REST_Posts_Controller class has the following in its get posts … Read more
TL;DR There is no JavaScript API in the WordPress core and no one is planned, but actually, there is no need of it. Backend First of all let’s say that, regarding the backend, some useful information can be fetched from already present JavaScript global variables (WordPress loves all global flavors). E.g. ajaxurl for the admin-ajax.php … Read more
I have no idea if WP API has limits, but, you should always cache your requests every time you deal with a third party API access. it is a good practice to cache the response for an hour or whatever, it will help optimizing the site which will use your plugin, thus it loads faster … Read more
I will enhance my small comment on your question. But again the hint; I’m not a JS expert. The follow source, hints was only used on playing with the Customizer for different checks, examples, like my sandbox. wp.customize Understanding the WP theme customizer interface centers around understanding the wp.customize javascript object. The wp.customize object is … Read more