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WordPress REST API (Version 2)

v2.0-beta15Not updated in over a year

Access your site's data through an easy-to-use HTTP REST API. (Version 2)

by Ryan McCue · Website

apiJSONrestrest-api
Rank
#2,101 24h 0 · 7d -2
Est. installs
12,560 High confidence
Total downloads
540K all time
Rating
4.2 ★ 34 reviews
Official installs
10,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 4.7.38 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

8.9 years ago

Last release

Version
2.0-beta15
Requires WP
4.6
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2009

About WordPress REST API (Version 2)

WordPress REST API (Version 2) is a WordPress plugin by Ryan McCue, first published on WordPress.org in 2009. It has 10,000+ active installations and 539,766 downloads in total, and ranks #2,101 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 2 places. Users rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 34 reviews. Version 2.0-beta15 was released 8.9 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 4.7.38 and requires WordPress 4.6 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 WP REST API, Disable WP REST API and WPGet API.

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