Wpcom.js
WordPress.com JavaScript API client designed for Node.js and browsers
Install / Use
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wpcom.js
Official JavaScript library for the WordPress.com REST API. Compatible with Node.js and web browsers.
How to use
Node.js
Introduce the wpcom dependency into your package.json ...
npm install --save wpcom
... and then initialize it with your API token (optional).
// Edit a post on a site
var wpcom = require( 'wpcom' )( '<your-token>' );
wpcom
.site( 'your-blog.wordpress.com' )
.postsList( { number: 8 } )
.then( list => { ... } )
.catch( error => { ... } );
Browser
Include dist/wpcom.js.
<script src="wpcom.js"></script>
<script>
var wpcom = WPCOM( '<your-token>' );
var blog = wpcom.site( 'your-blog.wordpress.com' );
blog.postsList( { number: 8 } )
.then( list => { ... } )
.catch( error => { ... } );
</script>
Authentication
Not all requests require a REST API token. For example, listing posts on a public site is something anyone can do.
If you do need a token, here are some links that will help you generate one:
- OAuth2 Authentication at WordPress.com Developer Resources
wpcom-oauth-cors: a client-side WordPress.com OAuth2 library using CORSwpcom-oauth: a server-side ( Node.js ) WordPress.com OAuth2 library- If you just want to quickly create a token, the
example app bundled with
wpcom-oauthis probably the easiest way.
API
Examples
// Edit a post on a site
var wpcom = require( 'wpcom' )( '<your-token>' );
var blog = wpcom.site( 'your-blog.wordpress.com' );
blog.post( { slug: 'a-post-slug' } ).update( data )
.then( res => { ... } )
.catch( err => { ... } );
You can omit the API token for operations that don't require permissions:
// List the last 8 posts on a site
var wpcom = require( 'wpcom' )();
var blog = wpcom.site( 'your-blog.wordpress.com' );
blog.postsList( { number: 8 } )
.then( list => { ... } )
.catch( error => { ... } );
More pre-made examples are in the examples/ directory.
Test
The token and site vars must be given to testing scripts either using
TOKEN and SITE environment vars respectively or through of a
config.json file into test/ folder like bellow:
{
"site": "<site-id>",
"token": "<token>"
}
Run tests:
$ make test-all
Also tests can be filtered using make test FILTER=<filter>:
$ make test FILTER=wpcom.site.post
License
MIT – Copyright 2014 Automattic
