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Harnessing third-party APIs: advanced WordPress strategies on Kinsta

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WordPress is a powerful content management system (CMS) complete with a mammoth ecosystem of themes and plugins. This gives you an almost unlimited number of ways to expand your site’s functionality. However, “almost” is the keyword here. For those times when you want to extend your site’s capabilities in a different way, third-party APIs will be the answer.

In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of using third-party APIs with WordPress. Throughout, the post will look at the different types of APIs available, tips for choosing something suitable, and more. The main part of the post will explore how to use third-party APIs with a Kinsta-hosted WordPress website.

There’s a lot to get through, so let’s begin!