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host-meta

host-meta for WordPress!

By Matthias Pfefferle·Jrd·Free
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·80 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, host-meta is a WordPress jrd plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 8.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.5+ and PHP 5.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Top alternative: WebFinger.

0/5Rating
80active installs
8.3K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

This plugin provides a host-meta – file for WordPress (RFC: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6415).

From the RFC:

Web-based protocols often require the discovery of host policy or metadata, where host is not a single resource but the entity controlling the collection of resources identified by URIs with a common host as defined. While these protocols have a wide range of metadata needs, they often define metadata that is concise, has simple syntax requirements, and can benefit from storing its metadata in a common location used by other related protocols.

Because there is no URI or a resource available to describe a host, many of the methods used for associating per-resource metadata (such as HTTP headers) are not available. This often leads to the overloading of the root HTTP resou…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP5.2+ required

Top Alternatives to host-meta

WebFinger icon
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3.71.0K+ installsUpdated 3 months ago
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560 installsUpdated 1 year ago
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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3.2

  • update requirements

1.3.1

  • fixed “flush rewrite rules”

1.3.0

  • complete refactoring
  • updated dependencies

1.2.2

  • updated escaping methods
  • small changes

1.2.1

  • WordPress coding stye
  • added missing „static“ to init function

1.2.0

  • added WP-API discovery
  • added RSD discovery

1.1.…

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Matthias PfefferleMatthias Pfefferle
Plugin Info
Version
1.3.2
Last Updated
Dec 7, 2025
WP Requires
3.0.5+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
5.2+
Active Installs
80
Downloads
8.3K+
Added
Apr 20, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

jrdxrdostatusdiscoveryhost-meta

Developer

M
Matthias Pfefferle
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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