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Why NextJs with WordPress REST API?

9/7/2017

Why in the world would you want to build a site using NextJs as the front-end and the WordPress REST API as the backend? Why not just use WordPress for the entire site? Why complicate the front-end with a pure Javascript implementation? If you’re thinking in terms of a business, especially a web-based software business, …

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Getting the WP API to run after installation

9/1/2017

If you download the latest version of WordPress (at the time of this post, Version 4.8.1) it comes with the WordPress REST API. I was excited about this, mainly because I can now create a site with a Javascript Front-End, and utilize the REST data in WordPress as the backend. When I get excited about …

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