Details

• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Lesson
• Content title: Authentication using OAuth
• Topic description: How to use OAuth for WP REST API authentication instead of Application Passwords
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

Prerequisites

It is assumed that the learner has already completed the following lessons:

• Beginner WordPress developer
• Modules 1 - 8

Learning Objectives

• Define what OAuth is, and why you might want to use them
• Implement OAuth authentication using one of the available plugins.

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/rest-api-oauth1/

Automation Code

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