The complexity and size of web applications prompts developers to think about rapid development processes through third-party applications. Basically, we use third-party frameworks and libraries to automate the common tasks of web applications. Alternatively, we can use third-party services to provide functionalities that are not directly related to the core logic of the application. Using APIs is a popular way of working with third-party services. The creation of an API opens the gates for third-party applications to access the data of our applications.
WordPress provides the ability to create an API through its built-in APIs powered by XML-RPC and REST. Also, WordPress is moving completely toward the JSON REST API, and it's available in core with WordPress 4.7. The existing XML-RPC and REST APIs cater to the blogging and CMS functionalities, while allowing developers...