WordPress is coming of age as an application platform. Plugins like WP-API 2.0 and the JSON REST API have arrived, opening up new opportunities for how websites and applications are constructed with WordPress as a CMS. More and more developers are discovering the benefits of “decoupled” development for websites and applications, where the front-end client (website, native mobile, desktop) is built as a separate system from the CMS itself.
This method of development has many applications:
– Coordinate front and back-end development in parallel via “the API Contract”.
– Use lean/elegant markup and best-of-breed front end development tools.
– Build rich interactive experiences leveraging modern JS frameworks like AngularJS or React.
– Support native mobile applications, the “internet of things”, and other web services.
– Provide content for applications in museum/gallery installations.
If you’re a developer who has been looking to try out some of these use-cases, or follow some of these new practices, there’s no better time than now to get started. This presentation will:
– Introduce you to decoupled development
– Showcase examples where WordPress serves as the CMS for websites, native iOS/Android applications, and museum touchscreens
– Walk through a simple example of creating a decoupled WordPress CMS that provides JSON to a variety of front-end applications