WP-JSON

• Contributors: hising
• Tags: json, feed
• Requires at least: 2.5
• Tested up to: 2.7

Introduction

WP-JSON Lets you easily syndicate your feed as JSON enabling easy third party JavaScript integration.

Description

WP-JSON is a plugin that easily enables you start syndicating your blog entries using JSON. This enables third party integration with JavaScript solutions cross domain without use of proxy. Supports JSON-callback parameter. Inspired by this blog post but now bundled as a plugin and with support for PHP installations lower than 5.2.0

Installation

1. Upload the wp-json folder to your plugin directory
2. Activate the WP-JSON plugin in the plugin section of your blog admin interface
3. Test that your blog responds correctly:
4. With mod_rewrite enabled: http://yourblog.com/feed/json/?callback=method
5. With mod_rewrite disabled: http://yourblog.com/?feed=json&callback=method

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I grab the JSON Feed?

• Use http://yourblog.com/[path/]feed/json/?callback=method
• If you do not have mod_rewrite enabled: http://yourblog.com/[path/]?feed=json&callback=method

Where can I find an example of this in use?

Try http://frontendbook.com/feed/json/?callback=method and you should see our feed syndicated in JSON.

$(function(){
    $("body").append('<div id="wp-json">Loading JSON</div>');
    $("#wp-json").css({
        'position' : 'fixed',
        'right' : '0px',
        'top' : '0px',
        'background' : '#f00'
        });
        $.getJSON('http://frontendbook.com/feed/json/?callback=?', function(json){
            var result = '<ul>';
            $.each(json.items, function(){
                result += '<li><a href="' + this.link + '">' + this.title + '</a></li>';})
            result += '</ul>';
            $("#wp-json").css({
                'background' : '#fff'
            }).html(result);
        });
});

Can you recommend any good JavaScript library for reading JSON?

Yes, I can, I prefer using the jQuery JavaScript Library