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WP REST API Helper

A plugin to help out WP REST API.

By MD. Rabiul Islam Robi·API·Free
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP REST API Helper is a WordPress api plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Consent API.

5/51 reviews
40active installs
1.6K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

A plugin to help out the default WordPress REST API Data.

Credits

Please visit my YouTube Channel. I publish WordPress development related videos regularly. The channel name is Robiz Show

Features

Post & Pages

Endpoint:
http://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts
http://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages

  • Get feature image url of a post. [ Full, Large, Medium, Thumbnail ]
  • Get publish date in a human readable format.
  • Get author details which includes user_nicename, user_url.
  • Get post terms object. That includes term id, name, slug, description, parent, post count and url.

Posts

Endpoint: http://your-site.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts

  • Featured image source stated as  featured_image_src  with multiple variations [ Full, Large, Medium, Thumbnail ].
  • Post published date in more readabl…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15
PHP7.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Release Version – 1.0.0

  • Initial release.

Release Version – 2.0.0

  • Internal plugin structure changed.

Release Version – 2.0.1

  • Plugin updater added.

Release Version – 2.0.2

  • Permission callback fixed for the REST API.
  • In post author details updated.
  • In page author details updated.
  • In menus type_label & slug updated.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

MD. Rabiul Islam RobiMD. Rabiul Islam Robi
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.2
Last Updated
Mar 14, 2021
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
5.7.15
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
1.6K+
Added
Mar 29, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

apirestrest-api

Developer

M
MD. Rabiul Islam Robi
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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