/** * REST API: WP_REST_Post_Statuses_Controller class * * @package WordPress * @subpackage REST_API * @since 4.7.0 */ /** * Core class used to access post statuses via the REST API. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @see WP_REST_Controller */ class WP_REST_Post_Statuses_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller { /** * Constructor. * * @since 4.7.0 */ public function __construct() { $this->namespace = 'wp/v2'; $this->rest_base = 'statuses'; } /** * Registers the routes for post statuses. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @see register_rest_route() */ public function register_routes() { register_rest_route( $this->namespace, '/' . $this->rest_base, array( array( 'methods' => WP_REST_Server::READABLE, 'callback' => array( $this, 'get_items' ), 'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'get_items_permissions_check' ), 'args' => $this->get_collection_params(), ), 'schema' => array( $this, 'get_public_item_schema' ), ) ); register_rest_route( $this->namespace, '/' . $this->rest_base . '/(?P[\w-]+)', array( 'args' => array( 'status' => array( 'description' => __( 'An alphanumeric identifier for the status.' ), 'type' => 'string', ), ), array( 'methods' => WP_REST_Server::READABLE, 'callback' => array( $this, 'get_item' ), 'permission_callback' => array( $this, 'get_item_permissions_check' ), 'args' => array( 'context' => $this->get_context_param( array( 'default' => 'view' ) ), ), ), 'schema' => array( $this, 'get_public_item_schema' ), ) ); } /** * Checks whether a given request has permission to read post statuses. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request. * @return true|WP_Error True if the request has read access, WP_Error object otherwise. */ public function get_items_permissions_check( $request ) { if ( 'edit' === $request['context'] ) { $types = get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'objects' ); foreach ( $types as $type ) { if ( current_user_can( $type->cap->edit_posts ) ) { return true; } } return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_view', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to manage post statuses.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) ); } return true; } /** * Retrieves all post statuses, depending on user context. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request. * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure. */ public function get_items( $request ) { $data = array(); $statuses = get_post_stati( array( 'internal' => false ), 'object' ); $statuses['trash'] = get_post_status_object( 'trash' ); foreach ( $statuses as $obj ) { $ret = $this->check_read_permission( $obj ); if ( ! $ret ) { continue; } $status = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $obj, $request ); $data[ $obj->name ] = $this->prepare_response_for_collection( $status ); } return rest_ensure_response( $data ); } /** * Checks if a given request has access to read a post status. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request. * @return true|WP_Error True if the request has read access for the item, WP_Error object otherwise. */ public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) { $status = get_post_status_object( $request['status'] ); if ( empty( $status ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_status_invalid', __( 'Invalid status.' ), array( 'status' => 404 ) ); } $check = $this->check_read_permission( $status ); if ( ! $check ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_read_status', __( 'Cannot view status.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) ); } return true; } /** * Checks whether a given post status should be visible. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param object $status Post status. * @return bool True if the post status is visible, otherwise false. */ protected function check_read_permission( $status ) { if ( true === $status->public ) { return true; } if ( false === $status->internal || 'trash' === $status->name ) { $types = get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'objects' ); foreach ( $types as $type ) { if ( current_user_can( $type->cap->edit_posts ) ) { return true; } } } return false; } /** * Retrieves a specific post status. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request. * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure. */ public function get_item( $request ) { $obj = get_post_status_object( $request['status'] ); if ( empty( $obj ) ) { return new WP_Error( 'rest_status_invalid', __( 'Invalid status.' ), array( 'status' => 404 ) ); } $data = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $obj, $request ); return rest_ensure_response( $data ); } /** * Prepares a post status object for serialization. * * @since 4.7.0 * @since 5.9.0 Renamed `$status` to `$item` to match parent class for PHP 8 named parameter support. * * @param stdClass $item Post status data. * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request. * @return WP_REST_Response Post status data. */ public function prepare_item_for_response( $item, $request ) { // Restores the more descriptive, specific name for use within this method. $status = $item; $fields = $this->get_fields_for_response( $request ); $data = array(); if ( in_array( 'name', $fields, true ) ) { $data['name'] = $status->label; } if ( in_array( 'private', $fields, true ) ) { $data['private'] = (bool) $status->private; } if ( in_array( 'protected', $fields, true ) ) { $data['protected'] = (bool) $status->protected; } if ( in_array( 'public', $fields, true ) ) { $data['public'] = (bool) $status->public; } if ( in_array( 'queryable', $fields, true ) ) { $data['queryable'] = (bool) $status->publicly_queryable; } if ( in_array( 'show_in_list', $fields, true ) ) { $data['show_in_list'] = (bool) $status->show_in_admin_all_list; } if ( in_array( 'slug', $fields, true ) ) { $data['slug'] = $status->name; } if ( in_array( 'date_floating', $fields, true ) ) { $data['date_floating'] = $status->date_floating; } $context = ! empty( $request['context'] ) ? $request['context'] : 'view'; $data = $this->add_additional_fields_to_object( $data, $request ); $data = $this->filter_response_by_context( $data, $context ); $response = rest_ensure_response( $data ); $rest_url = rest_url( rest_get_route_for_post_type_items( 'post' ) ); if ( 'publish' === $status->name ) { $response->add_link( 'archives', $rest_url ); } else { $response->add_link( 'archives', add_query_arg( 'status', $status->name, $rest_url ) ); } /** * Filters a post status returned from the REST API. * * Allows modification of the status data right before it is returned. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param WP_REST_Response $response The response object. * @param object $status The original post status object. * @param WP_REST_Request $request Request used to generate the response. */ return apply_filters( 'rest_prepare_status', $response, $status, $request ); } /** * Retrieves the post status' schema, conforming to JSON Schema. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @return array Item schema data. */ public function get_item_schema() { if ( $this->schema ) { return $this->add_additional_fields_schema( $this->schema ); } $schema = array( '$schema' => 'http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#', 'title' => 'status', 'type' => 'object', 'properties' => array( 'name' => array( 'description' => __( 'The title for the status.' ), 'type' => 'string', 'context' => array( 'embed', 'view', 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'private' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether posts with this status should be private.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'protected' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether posts with this status should be protected.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'public' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether posts of this status should be shown in the front end of the site.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'view', 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'queryable' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether posts with this status should be publicly-queryable.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'view', 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'show_in_list' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether to include posts in the edit listing for their post type.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'slug' => array( 'description' => __( 'An alphanumeric identifier for the status.' ), 'type' => 'string', 'context' => array( 'embed', 'view', 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), 'date_floating' => array( 'description' => __( 'Whether posts of this status may have floating published dates.' ), 'type' => 'boolean', 'context' => array( 'view', 'edit' ), 'readonly' => true, ), ), ); $this->schema = $schema; return $this->add_additional_fields_schema( $this->schema ); } /** * Retrieves the query params for collections. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @return array Collection parameters. */ public function get_collection_params() { return array( 'context' => $this->get_context_param( array( 'default' => 'view' ) ), ); } } Why Solana Dapps, NFTs, and a Web Phantom Wallet Just Make Sense Right Now - Dr. Kamlesh Badonia
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Why Solana Dapps, NFTs, and a Web Phantom Wallet Just Make Sense Right Now

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Whoa! The Solana scene keeps moving fast. Developers are shipping dapps that feel snappy — like, really snappy — and that changes how people interact with NFTs and wallets on the web. My instinct said this would happen after years of waiting for low fees and high throughput, but seeing the UX iterations in the wild was still a little jarring. At first glance it looks chaotic; though actually, there’s an emergent order to the noise.

Seriously? People want a web version of Phantom. Yes. Browsers are the new on-ramp. For a lot of users, clicking a link beats installing a desktop app or fiddling with extensions. That matters when your onboarding window is 30 seconds. Hmm… this is less about tech and more about human friction — what gets humans to press “Connect.”

Okay, so check this out — wallets have shifted from mere key stores to UX hubs. They mediate identity, tokens, NFTs, and the dapp handshake at once. That makes the wallet design decision very very important for both creators and collectors. And again: onboarding friction kills retention. You can build the most brilliant minting flow, but if the wallet step trips users up, you lose the moment.

Screenshot mockup of Phantom web wallet integrated into a Solana NFT minting dapp

How web wallets change the dynamics for Solana dapps

Quick take: web wallets shorten the loop between discovery and ownership. Developers can drop users straight into an experience with fewer redirects and fewer browser extension prompts. On the other hand, there are trade-offs — browser security models differ, and permission patterns need to be crystal clear. Initially I thought the security concerns would block broad adoption, but then I saw practical mitigations like ephemeral sessions and transaction previews that really help. That said, users still want visible cues that their funds and NFTs are safe (visual badges, tx details, subtle confirmations).

Here’s what bugs me about some dapp integrations: they assume the wallet is magic. It’s not. The wallet is a translator between the chain and the human. So the UX needs to translate blockchain weirdness into explicit human decisions. (Oh, and by the way… tooltips are underrated.)

For creators, NFTs on Solana are an efficiency win. Cheap mints let creators iterate collections rapidly. Their communities move fast too, and a web wallet reduces drop friction during a mint — fewer lost sales. On the flip side, collectors get hit with phishing risk and social-engineered scams more often when the path to minting is one click away. That’s a governance and design challenge, not only a technical one.

Phantom’s web presence matters because trust is half product. If someone lands on a mint page and sees a clean, embedded wallet flow, they feel safer. The phantom web approach (embedding the wallet into a seamless web flow) shows how a wallet can be both light and authoritative. Of course, trust indicators must be backed by cryptographic honesty, auditable code, and good product cues.

On security: browsers have improved sandboxing, but extensionless workflows change the threat model. You lose some extension-based isolation, but you gain centralized UX control that can prevent accidental approvals. Initially I thought browser-native meant weaker security, but then realized you can bake in stronger contextual info and richer UX patterns that educate users in real-time. So it’s actually a trade — not clearly worse or better.

Developers should design for three things: clarity, reversibility, and minimal cognitive load. Clarity means showing exactly what’s being signed. Reversibility means making it obvious how to cancel or rollback intent when possible. Minimal cognitive load is about reducing mental steps. If those three are present, mint conversions improve and complaints drop.

There are ecosystem implications too. Marketplaces and wallets must coordinate on standards for metadata and token provenance. If dapps rely on nonstandard metadata, collectors get confused and wallets have to invent heuristics to display art and attributes. That’s messy. A little standardization goes a long way in reducing friction and making NFTs actually usable beyond screenshots on Twitter.

On the social side — community tools built into web wallets accelerate curation. Imagine a wallet that surfaces community-vetted collections, recent mints from friends, and quick notes about authenticity. That social layer can help counter scams and make discovery more intentional. I’m biased toward social-first features, but those features do measurably increase engagement.

Deployment patterns are already emerging. Some teams embed a full wallet iframe, others do a popover that delegates signing to a secure iframe, and a few use wallet adapters that talk to a hosted session. Each has merits. The iframe approach gives tight UX control. Popovers can be lighter. Adapters are flexible but require deep integration. On one hand, adapters support many wallets; on the other hand, they sometimes leak UX inconsistency across sites.

And yes, mobile is its own beast. Mobile web wallets need smarter permission prompts and fewer steps, because thumb fatigue is real. Users in NYC coffee shops or on the subway won’t complete a five-step flow. My takeaway: prioritize single-tap confirmations and clear visual context.

FAQ

Do web wallets compromise security compared to extensions?

Not inherently. They change the threat model. Good web wallets compensate with explicit transaction previews, ephemeral sessions, and contextual UX that educates users. No silver bullet, but practical mitigations work well.

Will NFTs on Solana remain cheap to mint?

Likely yes in the near term, thanks to Solana’s capacity. But congestion and fee markets can fluctuate. Efficient metadata standards and batching can help keep costs down — though demand spikes will always push limits.

How should dapp builders integrate with a web Phantom wallet?

Focus on clear permission flows, minimize redirects, and provide contextual UI that explains each signature. Offer fallback instructions for extension users and surface provenance metadata early in the flow.

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