“Unlocking Hidden Potential: How WordPress Can Transform Your Data Entry into a Powerful Central API!”
WordPress actually includes a built-in REST API which powers the Gutenberg Block Editor. As of October 2024, the popular WPGraphQL plugin has become a canonical plugin paving the road for an official GraphQL API as well.
What data we’ll be modeling
By the end of this article, we’ll have built a WordPress site that allows users to login in order to add/update/delete data entries which will be queryable both via REST routes and a GraphQL endpoint.
The data entries will collectively represent a company’s organizational chart –– things like employees, teams, and offices. While a little bland, the concepts can be applied to absolutely anything else.
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