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WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server

v0.4.4Not updated in over a year

Connect applications to your WordPress site without ever giving away your password.

by Joe Hoyle · Website

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Rank
#2,478 24h 4 · 7d -2
Est. installs
8,124 High confidence
Total downloads
178K all time
Rating
3.7 ★ 7 reviews
Official installs
8,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.6.10 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2.2 years ago

Last release

Version
0.4.4
Requires WP
4.4
Requires PHP
5.4
On WP.org since
2016

About WP REST API

WP REST API is a WordPress plugin by Joe Hoyle, first published on WordPress.org in 2016. It has 8,000+ active installations and 177,746 downloads in total, and ranks #2,478 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 2 places. Users rate it 3.7 out of 5 across 7 reviews. Version 0.4.4 was released 2.2 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.6.10 and requires WordPress 4.4 and PHP 5.4 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under api, JSON, rest and rest-api. Plugins with a similar focus include WordPress REST API (Version 2), Disable WP REST API and WP REST API Meta Endpoints.

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