How to create a search widget using the REST API?
In this article we are going to build a simple search widget with a difference. Using the WordPress REST API, this widget will search an external WordPress website and display the results in the widget. This post continues from my last one on What you need to know about the WordPress REST API
Can you use the REST API in WordPress?
WordPress developers will be aware the REST API has been around for some time, but as of late last year it was integrated into core, meaning it can now be leveraged in widgets and plugins. In this article we are going to build a simple search widget with a difference.
How to get a list of search results in WordPress?
Query this endpoint to retrieve a collection of search results. The response you receive can be controlled and filtered using the URL query parameters below. Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response. Current page of the collection. Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
How to get the rest endpoint in WordPress?
You can get the REST endpoint for a site by getting the href attribute of a link tag WordPress adds to the head tag of your site: 1 var endpoint = document.querySelector (‘link [rel=” https://api.w.org/ “]’).href; That code will extract the endpoint from the tag:
Can a custom field work with a REST API?
The end-goal is to have a separate Rest API endpoint with custom fields depending on my needs. It’s going fairly well and I’m almost done, however I’m unclear on how meta attributes are supposed to work with the Rest API.
Do you need a custom REST API for postmeta?
If you are saving your data in the postmeta table, then using the API’s meta functionality makes the most sense IMO. The only alternative would be saving data in a custom table. If you did that you’d need your own REST API handlers. Personally, if a separate table were warranted, I’d likely not use the API to access it.