Tutorial - Command Palette API

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Command Palette API

Welcome to the practical and insightful tutorial on the WordPress Command Palette API. It's a user-friendly feature that makes it easy for developers and users to interact with the WordPress Admin Panel. Using a simple keystroke, users can access any administration screen, execute commands, and add or extend own commands. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step on how to use this powerful yet underutilized feature effectively.

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• [ ] https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/17/introducing-the-wordpress-command-palette-api/

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WP 6.4 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/53073 Add common commands (breadcrumbs, live preview, pre-publish checklist)

[Piyopiyo-Kitsune]

@jonathanbossenger will this be covered in a developer pathway?

[jonathanbossenger]

During the development of the Beginner WordPress Developer Learning Pathway, we initially had a module on common APIs. However, this module was removed. The two main reasons were that it only included older PHP APIs and not any of the newer ones, and some further research into the newer APIs was required. So for beginners, we focused on the main APIs that developers might use (eg, REST API)

In my opinion, what would make sense here is a separate course covering an introduction to all the available APIs, with example usages of each.

I will create a tracking issue for such a course, and add this API, as well as the others, to that issue during the course of this week.