Joseph: WordPress 2.8 – XML-RPC and AtomPub Changes

Here’s what has changed in WordPress XML-RPC and AtomPub APIs from 2.7.1 to the new WordPress 2.8 release:

XML-RPC

• Fixed wp.getUsersBlogs and blogger.getUsersBlogs to return the correct value for the ‘xmlrpc’ field when WordPress is installed in separate directory ( ticket #9516 )
• Authentication is filterable now, allowing for alternative authentication methods like OAuth ( ticket #8941 and #8938 )
• Provide sticky status of posts via ’sticky’ field in metaWeblog.newPost / metaWeblog.editPost / metaWeblog.getPost ( ticket #8777 )
• Don’t duplicate post enclosures ( ticket #7773 )

AtomPub

• Always use filterable authentication, allowing for alternative authentication methods like OAuth ( ticket #9320 and #8938 )
• Update image captions (summary) correctly ( ticket #9148 )
• Hooks for extending AtomPub ( ticket #8827 )
• Fix file upload updates and image processing when uploading an image ( ticket #9233 )
• Provide the correct edit URL for images ( ticket #9147 )

A big thank you to everyone who submitted tickets and patches. With 2.8 out the door now is the time to bring up new features for WordPress 2.9. If you’ve got a patch for a new feature, even better! Go submit a ticket at http://core.trac.wordpress.org/.

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