WordPress REST API (Version 2)
Access your site's data through an easy-to-use HTTP REST API. (Version 2)
WordPress REST API (Version 2) ranks #2,088 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, a 4.2/5 rating from 34 reviews, and was last updated Nov 28, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 2.0-beta15
- Last Updated
- Nov 28, 2017
- Requires WP
- 4.6+
- Tested Up To
- 4.7.35
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- Ryan McCue
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
- Reviews
- 34
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for developers who want programmatic access to WordPress site data via HTTP. It solves the problem of easily retrieving and updating WordPress data (posts, users, taxonomies) using a standard JSON-based REST interface instead of custom integration methods.
- Retrieve site data as JSON
- Access posts via HTTP requests
- Update users via PUT requests
- Filter posts by search term
- Exposes WP Query interface
- Post meta API access
- Users API access
- JavaScript API based on Backbone
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