Categories

The WP Mobile Pack content API implements a series of endpoints that are responsible for exporting categories. These are as follows:

Endpoint	Description
exportcategories	A list of all the categories with the latests posts for each of them.
exportcategory	A category's details.

Please note all endpoints support JSONP.

All URL’s are relative to the WP Mobile Pack installation folder, typically located at /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack.

1) Exporting categories

Relative FREE URL:/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/export/content.php?content=exportcategories&callback=CallbackMethod

Relative PRO URL: /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack-pro/frontend/export/content.php?content=exportcategories&callback=CallbackMethod

Sample code: on Gist

Parameters:

GET Params	Type	Required	Description
content	String	Yes	Equal to "exportcategories".
callback	String	Yes	The callback method.
limit	Integer	No	The number of articles that are exported for each category. Default value 7.
withArticles	Integer	No	Pass a value different than 1 to export the categories without articles.
page	Integer	No	Used for paginating categories. Default value 1.
rows	Integer	No	Used for paginating categories, indicates the number of categories per page. Default value 5.
descriptionLength	Integer	No	(Deprecated) The length (number of characters) of an article's description. Default value 200.

Response type: JSONP

Response format (for a category):

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	Alphanumeric string or integer	Yes	The ID of the category. It is set to "0" (zero) for the "Latest" category which combines the newest articles from all categories. The "Latest" category is optional.
order	Integer	Yes	The order in the categories menu.
name	String	Yes	The category title.
name_slug	String	Yes	The category slug (used for url rewriting).
parent_id	Alphanumeric string	No	The parent's category ID. It is set to 0 (zero) for root categories.
link	String, URL	No	The category's original link (used for setting a rel=canonical tag and prevent SEO duplicate content issues). Default value is " "(empty string) that indicates not to use a rel=canonical tag.
image	Object or empty string	No	The icon, displayed in the categories menu. Click here to see the specs for the image field. In case a category doesn't have an icon, this field is set to " " (empty string).
articles	List	Yes	A list with the articles from the category. Click here to see the specs for an article.

2) Exporting a category's details

Relative FREE URL:/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/export/content.php?content=exportcategory&categoryId=0&callback=CallbackMethod

Relative PRO URL: /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack-pro/frontend/export/content.php?content=exportcategory&categoryId=0&callback=CallbackMethod

Parameters:

GET Params	Type	Required	Description
content	String	Yes	Equal to "exportcategory".
callback	String	Yes	The callback method.
categoryId	Alphanumeric string or integer	Yes	The ID of the category.

Response type: JSONP

Response format:

Field	Type	Required	Description
category	Object	Yes	The category's details. See below the category's format.

Category format

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	Alphanumeric string or integer	Yes	The ID of the category. It is set to "0" (zero) for the "Latest" category.
name	String	Yes	The category title.
name_slug	String	Yes	The category slug (used for url rewriting).
parent_id	Alphanumeric string	No	The parent category's ID. It is set to 0 (zero) for root categories.
link	String, URL	No	The category's original link (used for setting a rel=canonical tag and prevent SEO duplicate content issues). Default value is " " (empty string) that indicates not to use a rel=canconical tag.
image	Object or empty string	No	The icon, displayed in the categories menu. Click here to see the specs for the image field. In case a category doesnt' have an icon, this field is set to " " (empty string) or [] (empty array).