How do I extend WordPress?

How do I extend WordPress?

Read on for some awesome ways you can extend WordPress beyond what you thought it could do.

1. Build Multiple Websites Under a Single Installation.
2. Turn WordPress into a Social Network.
3. Create a Forum for Your Brand’s Community.
4. Use Shortcodes.
5. Build an Online Store.
6. Add Extra Security Features.
7. Membership Subscriptions.

Can you make a child plugin WordPress?

While there is not an official way to create child plugins, the topic has been discussed in the WordPress community over the past few years. Plugin Dependencies allow you to specify if a parent plugin is deactivated, it will also deactivate the plugin dependent upon it.

Is the WordPress REST API a default route?

The WordPress REST API is more than just a set of default routes. It is also a tool for creating custom routes and endpoints.

How to create custom endpoints in REST API?

Each route can have any number of endpoints, and for each endpoint, you can define the HTTP methods allowed, a callback function for responding to the request and a permissions callback for creating custom permissions.

How to add more fields to the REST API?

As with the rest of WordPress, the REST API is designed to be highly extensible to fit these needs. This guide details how to add additional data to the responses of default endpoints using the register_rest_field and register_meta functions. You can use these functions to add fields to any of the object types supported by the REST API.

What happens if you change the response to the REST API?

Changing or removing data from core REST API endpoint responses can break plugins or WordPress core behavior, and should be avoided wherever possible. The API exposes many fields on API responses, including things you might not need, or which might not fit into how your site works.