WUXT Headless WordPress API Extensions
Extensions for the Rest API to provide endpoints that support a more convenient use of headless WordPress as back-end CMS.
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·50 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, WUXT Headless WordPress API Extensions is a WordPress headless plugin with 50 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPGraphQL.
0/5Rating
50active installs
2.7K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
This plugin adds a couple of extensions to the WordPress Rest API, which are aimed to make the use of WordPress as headless CMS easier.
It is originally coded for WUXT, a dockerized development environment for headless WordPress combined with NuxtJs. However, it can be used by every other application, which needs a powerful headless WordPress back-end.
WordPress API Extensions
- Frontpage endpoint: There is no obvious way to get the WordPress front-page via the Rest API. To read the settings, you have to be authorized, which makes things unnecessary complicated. The new endpoint returns the front-page object if it is set, the ten newest posts otherwise.
- Menu endpoint: Right now, there is no way I know of, for getting menus from the API. This endpoint returns an entire menu as nested array.…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7.0+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Version 1.0 done
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