Headless WordPress REST API Authentication

Install and activate a WordPress JWT plugin, configure htaccess rules for hosting, set the JWT secret key in wp-config, enable cross-origin requests, and test authentication via the API root.

Begin with the starter javascript app, review config, helpers, and state patterns, and learn how to run and inspect the app as you prepare to add WordPress REST API authentication.

Create a dynamic header that pulls the WordPress rest API site name and site description with X-ers and token-based auth, then initialize from index.js to render state.

Learn to fetch WordPress posts via the REST API, limit results to five, store them in state, and render them on the page with interactive links.

Learn to display a single post from state when a post is clicked, showing full content with a back button and no extra API calls.

Set up authentication for a headless WordPress REST API by implementing a JavaScript authentication flow using the WordPress JWT plugin, handling tokens with cookies, and building login/logout logic.

Add a login form to the app that captures username and password and passes credentials to the authentication flow, with dynamic rendering, event handling, and config-driven ids.

Build a dynamic logout form for a headless WordPress REST API setup, manage login state and tokens, and enable conditional rendering for authenticated requests.

Add a quill editor to a decoupled WordPress page and wire up login/logout controls, enabling content creation. Save posts via the WordPress REST API using a token-based authorization header.

Set up in-app notices to display quick messages after actions like save, login, update, or logout, using a render function and config-driven message types.

Add edit links to posts, load the selected post's title and content into an authenticated editor, and save updates with a PUT to the post ID.

Learn to delete content via the headless WordPress REST API by adding a delete post link, confirming the action, authenticating with a token, and refreshing the post list.

Explore decoupled authentication with the WordPress REST API using JWT, set up WordPress with the JWT plugin, create login/logout flows, and perform authenticated CRUD on posts, pages, and more.