Wednesday 23 August 2017

REST API Roadmap


If you’ve been following WordPress development this year, you may be wondering “what’s been happening with the REST API focus?” We’ve been a little under-the-radar for most of the year so far, so we thought publishing an update and roadmap might be a good idea. For new contributors looking to get involved with the REST API focus or WordPress generally, there’s never been a better time, and we’d love to have your help on our projects. Read on to see what we’ve been doing, where we’re going, and how you can get involved.
Since 4.7
Since the REST API was merged into core in WordPress 4.7, development activity has unfortunately been light. The merge into core was a huge effort, and after shipping in 4.7 we saw a drop-off in contribution and overall momentum as many API contributors took a break to recover from the stress of the merge. These contributions have not returned to previous levels, and there’s a few factors behind this: the move to Trac, lack of a forward roadmap, and overall fatigue have hampered our ability to move forward quickly.
The core REST API focus goal is to utilise the REST API within the WordPress admin. Defining
Source: https://managewp.org/articles/15936/rest-api-roadmap




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