How to Display WordPress Posts in Laravel Using REST API

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To run the Laravel page and view the recent WordPress posts, you’ll need to follow these steps. This assumes you already have a Laravel project set up. If not, I’ll also guide you through setting it up.

Step 1: Ensure Laravel Is Installed

If you don’t have a Laravel project set up, you can create one using Composer:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel my-laravel-app

After that, navigate to the project folder:

cd my-laravel-app

Step 2: Create the Controller

Run the Artisan command to create the controller if you haven’t already done so:

php artisan make:controller BlogController

Then, open the newly created controller at app/Http/Controllers/BlogController.php and add the method to fetch the WordPress posts as described earlier:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

class BlogController extends Controller
{
    public function showRecentPosts()
    {
        // Fetch the latest posts from the WordPress REST API
        $response = Http::get('https://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts');

        if ($response->successful()) {
            $posts = $response->json();
        } else {
            $posts = [];
        }

        return view('blog.recent-posts', compact('posts'));
    }
}

Step 3: Create the View

Next, create a Blade view to display the recent posts. In your project directory, go to resources/views/blog and create a file called recent-posts.blade.php. Add the following content:

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
    <div class="container">
        <h1>Recent WordPress Posts</h1>
        @if(!empty($posts))
            @foreach($posts as $post)
                <div class="post">
                    <h2>{{ $post['title']['rendered'] }}</h2>
                    <div>{!! $post['excerpt']['rendered'] !!}</div>
                    <a href="{{ $post['link'] }}" target="_blank">Read more</a>
                </div>
                <hr>
            @endforeach
        @else
            <p>No posts available.</p>
        @endif
    </div>
@endsection

If you don’t have a layout already, you can create a basic one at resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Laravel Blog</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/app.css') }}">
</head>
<body>
    <nav>
        <a href="/">Home</a>
        <a href="/recent-posts">Recent Posts</a>
    </nav>

    <main>
        @yield('content')
    </main>

    <script src="{{ asset('js/app.js') }}"></script>
</body>
</html>

Step 4: Set Up Routing

In your routes/web.php file, add a route for the page:

use App\Http\Controllers\BlogController;

Route::get('/recent-posts', [BlogController::class, 'showRecentPosts']);

Step 5: Run the Laravel Development Server

Now you need to run the Laravel development server. Use this command to start the server:

php artisan serve

This will start the development server, typically at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Step 6: Access the Page

Once the server is running, open your browser and visit the following URL to see your recent WordPress posts:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/recent-posts

If everything is set up correctly, this page should display the recent posts from your WordPress site using the REST API.

Troubleshooting

Permissions: Ensure that the WordPress REST API is enabled and accessible. You can check by visiting https://your-wordpress-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts in your browser.
Dependencies: If the Http class isn’t available, you may need to add it to the service providers (if you are on a Laravel version that doesn’t include it by default).
CSS/JS assets: If you want to style the page, you can add CSS and JS files in the public/css and public/js folders respectively, and link them in the app.blade.php layout.

That’s how you can run this page and view recent WordPress posts in your Laravel application.

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