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Headless WordPress REST API Authentication

Learn how to connect decoupled websites and applications with WordPress using JWT Auth and JavaScript
4.5
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(48 reviews)
624 students
Created by
Zac Gordon

7.5

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5.7

Freshness

8.5

Feedback

7.6

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7.5 / 10

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5.7 / 10
This course was last updated on 11/2018.

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8.5 / 10
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Content Score

7.6 / 10
Video Score: 8.0 / 10
The course includes 2h 44m video content. Courses with more videos usually have a higher average rating. We have found that the sweet spot is 16 hours of video, which is long enough to teach a topic comprehensively, but not overwhelming. Courses over 16 hours of video gets the maximum score.
The average video length is 3 hours 36 minutes of 644 WordPress courses on Udemy.
Detail Score: 9.2 / 10

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Description

Many developers and top agencies have learned how to use WordPress as a headless CMS, where WordPress stores the content, but Modern JavaScript driven websites and applications display the content and provide customized interactivity.
One of the key components to using WordPress as a Headless CMS involves authenticating to allow full read, write and delete access to everything the WordPress REST API provides.
In this course you will learn the following:
•The different types of authentication available
•How to work with the JWT Authentication Standard
•How to setup WordPress to offer authentication
•How to write secure JavaScript to authenticate
•How to build login and logout forms
•How to add, edit and delete content using authenticated WordPress REST API calls
Throughout the course we will build a custom decoupled project using simple JavaScript, but all of the code can be easily converted over to work with React, Vue, Angular and other JavaScript frameworks.

You will learn

✓ How to setup WordPress to handle decoupled authentication
✓ How to make authenticated WordPress REST API call
✓ How to use JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and JavaScript for decoupled authentication
✓ How to store authentication data in secure cookies
✓ How to handle login and logout forms and processes
✓ How to add, edit and delete content via the WordPress REST API

Requirements

• Basic JavaScript Skills
• Basic WP REST API Skills

This course is for

• Theme Developers who want to build decoupled sites powered by WordPress and JavaScript
• Plugin Developers who want to build functionality that works outside of the WordPress admin
• App Developers who want to build JavaScript apps powered by WordPress
• Any Developer looking to use WordPress as a data store

How much does the Headless WordPress REST API Authentication course cost? Is it worth it?

The course costs $14.99. And currently there is a 82% discount on the original price of the course, which was $84.99. So you save $70 if you enroll the course now.
The average price is $15.6 of 644 WordPress courses. So this course is 4% cheaper than the average WordPress course on Udemy.

Does the Headless WordPress REST API Authentication course have a money back guarantee or refund policy?

YES, Headless WordPress REST API Authentication has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any SCHOLARSHIPS for this course?

Currently we could not find a scholarship for the Headless WordPress REST API Authentication course, but there is a $70 discount from the original price ($84.99). So the current price is just $14.99.

Who is the instructor? Is Zac Gordon a SCAM or a TRUSTED instructor?

Zac Gordon has created 4 courses that got 4,003 reviews which are generally positive. Zac Gordon has taught 20,283 students and received a 4.3 average review out of 4,003 reviews. Depending on the information available, Zac Gordon is a TRUSTED instructor.

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7.5

CourseMarks Score®

5.7

Freshness

8.5

Feedback

7.6

Content

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Learn how to connect decoupled websites and applications with WordPress using JWT Auth and JavaScript
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Platform: Udemy
Price: check current price
Video: 2h 44m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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