WP REST API Controller

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ meirk

   5.2y ago

   taxonomies not saving – no response from support This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by meirk.

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2. ★★★★★ elec1123

   7.3y ago

   It is not removed from the plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   8.6y ago

   This thing saved me a lot of time trying to expose Woocommerce product price directly in WordPress API, awesome!

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4. ★★★★★ bakersfielddba

   8.8y ago

   How do I add feature images into customize Post Type. I’m Having issue that

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5. ★★★★★ antimine

   9.0y ago

   This is the best of best!!! thank you very much!!!! This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by antimine.

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6. ★★★★★ linkerx

   9.0y ago

   you made my day!!!! thanks!!!

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7. ★★★★★ thadknull

   9.1y ago

   I was able to use this on a project with a newspaper using WordPress. Very handy — the one issue we did notice was that you cannot have a meta variable that has a “custom meta key” name of “id” because when it conflicts with the WordPress post ID in the JSON object: it makes all the custom fields appear empty. All we had to do was change that setting for the “id” field in the plugin’s admin panel and all was well.

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8. ★★★★★ basememara

   9.1y ago

   Thank you for creating this, a GUI to managing the REST API is exactly what WP needs! One thing though, any idea why my custom fields are “null” in the web service even though there are values in the backend? I’m using WP-Types if that makes a difference. This topic was modified 9 years ago by basememara.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.3

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-16 9K+ → 8K+ down after 152 days in tier
2. 2025-12-15 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• REST API Custom Fields 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Ultimate Endpoints With Rest Api 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C
• Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Make Connector 80K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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WP REST API Controller: 8K+ active installs, 4.3★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-rest-api-controller