PHP/JS/Jquery RESTAPI WP Dev Query

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    I’m learning JS/JQuery and PHP MYSQL on the fly towards becoming a WordPress Developer.

    What are the top 3 things that you are requested to do with JS/JQuery on a wordpress site for a client?

    What are the top 3 things that you are requested involving PHP/MYSQL for on a wordpress site for a client?

    And what is so important about RESTAPI? What does a client want with that?

    (if I get my hand slapped for asking two questions..fine.)

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by webwatchman.
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  • Moderator bcworkz

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    That’s 3 questions ?? Multiple questions aren’t much of a violation, but asking non-support questions kind of is. Since it is WP related I’ll let it slide, but another mod could still intervene.

    Maybe others have very different experiences with clients, but I’ve found there is very little need for actual full on development. There’s lots of theme and plugins that do all sorts of things. If I’m developing, I’m likely reinventing the wheel. Most of my work involves making adjustments to existing code. Most of it is actually CSS related. Sometimes PHP gets involved. JS, jQuery, and SQL are very rarely dealt with. Most of my work is more maintenance than development. For example, client writes: “Google Search Console lists a bunch of problems it found on my site, make them go away.”

    The REST API is useful in many ways. Probably most importantly is it gives mobile apps a way to interface with a WP site. Devs that work in other languages besides PHP and jQuery will make use of REST to interact with WP.

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