API Request (JSON) to Widget (LocalHost)

  • Unknown's avatar
    essxiv · Member ·

    Hi,

    I’m super new to WordPress / PHP.
    I’m a Ruby/Rails, Nodejs, JS, developer (mostly) (no CMS usually).

    I’m trying make an API call to a Page/Widget on my WordPress site (Local Environment).

    I put this in my Page editor text:

    <?php
    $response = wp_remote_get( 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/2' );
    if( is_array($response) ) {
    $header = $response['headers'];
    $body = $response['body'];
    }
    print($response);
    print($header);
    print($body);
    ?>

    It’s not returning anything on my page..

    Is there a way to do this easily? I didn’t install any plugins (I thought it wordpress has the wp_remote_api plugin already integrated on stock).

    I really need this done ASAP !

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • Unknown's avatar
    essxiv · Member ·

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ignore the “The blog I need help with is: “, i’m not using that one. My site is on my localmachine.

    Also, how do I manually edit PHP files within my dashboard?
    or do I actually have to go into the wordpress folder and go through all the php files and find my file I want to edit?

    Not understanding that concept either.

    Thanks.

  • Unknown's avatar
    essxiv · Member ·

    No one knows this..?

    19 hours later, i’m still stuck.. Is there a place to post this in wordpress forums? This has to be some-what essential and basic..

  • Unknown's avatar
    justjennifer · Member ·

    Hi there, you’ve posted your question in the forums for sites hosted on WordPressdotcom.

    You’ll want to post this over in the support forums for the standalone WP software. https://wordpress.org/support/ If you need to register a username, you can do so on that page.

    WP and WPcom are separate entities. More about that here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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