You can develop a web app using WordPress in mere days, and for way less money than investing in custom development. WordPress isn’t suitable for every kind of app, but it’s more than a simple CMS for blogs. Once you can transcend the publishing frame of mind, you’ll see how you have some robust infrastructure […]
WordPress REST API Mistakes That are Making Your Site Insecure
The REST API came with big hopes for modernizing and improving WordPress performance. I’m a huge fan, but if you don’t understand how the API works, it can lead to mistakes that end in big security holes for your site, especially if you’re not a developer. In this post, I want to share some of […]
Creating a Hybrid Single Page App in WordPress with VueJS
Power your WordPress application with Vue.js – the progressive JavaScript framework that now shares the stage with the likes of React and Angular. In this article, I’ll show you how to integrate a Single Page Search App within your existing WordPress application with Vue.js – an extremely popular JavaScript framework for developing rich user interfaces. […]
What the WordPress REST API Means for Ordinary Users (and Not Developers)
Everyone’s talking about the REST API right now and some pretty grand claims are being made, including an ambition for WordPress to become a component of 100% of the internet, not as a CMS but as an application platform. This is all very exciting for developers, but the vast majority of people working with WordPress are users and not developers. So …
JavaScript and the WordPress REST API: Understanding the Jargon
JavaScript is the hot thing in WordPress circles this year. The REST API has encouraged developers not only to learn how to interact with it but also to develop their use of JavaScript to enhance the front-end of the sites they build. But if you’re new to JavaScript, you could be forgiven for being confused by all the new terminology and jargon. …