WP-API / WP-API/OAuth2

Docs are still for OAuth1

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Description

The documentation needs updating for OAuth2

https://github.com/WP-API/OAuth2/blob/master/docs/basics/Signing.md

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start with docs/basics/Signing.md and compare its OAuth1 guidance with the OAuth2 behavior described by the repository. Update the page so its signing instructions accurately describe OAuth2, then verify that the documentation no longer presents OAuth1 guidance as current.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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