[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25639: Implement a JSON feed using rssjs.org spec

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#25639: Implement a JSON feed using rssjs.org spec
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 Reporter:  nacin                   |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  feature request         |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  3.8
Component:  Feeds                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch  |
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Comment (by aramzs):

 Replying to [comment:31 bpetty]:
 > The REST API has already accomplished the single technical goal of this
 ticket (providing JSON instead of XML). Even if this results in a new
 endpoint, it still makes sense for it to be provided through the REST API.
 It would cover things like request rate limiting, CORS or JSONP as already
 mentioned, caching, pagination and other features (even when provided by
 plugins) in the future without extra duplicated efforts.

 I think the issue at hand is more than just providing a JSON within a more
 complex setting like the REST API. The issue is that there are many of us
 using RSS readers (and some of us building them), the only use-case is
 '''not''' just displaying blog feeds on another site's front page. There
 is a heavy load involved in reading in any large set of RSS feeds.

 In any large set of RSS feeds for a reader the most common source is
 likely to be WordPress. By providing a lighter alternative to RSS feeds,
 WordPress can push this spec forward. Why wait on some other CMS to adopt
 it, or a reader to adopt it? If an RSSJS feed was provided by all up-to-
 date WordPress sites that's enough of a reason for readers to start using
 it, because it would cut down significantly on their server requirements.

 Further innovation can, and I'm sure will, come later. But this initial
 move to provide the same thing that RSS2.0 provides in a more lightweight
 package is very useful for those of us building tools for reading feeds.

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