REST API Toolbox Plugin

Allows tweaking of several REST API settings

• Disable the REST API
• Remove WordPress core endpoints
• Require authentication for core endpoints
• Force SSL
• WP-CLI commands: wp rest-api-toolbox

Find us on GitHub at https://github.com/petenelson/wp-rest-api-toolbox

(Creative commons toolbox image provided by James Tworow https://www.flickr.com/photos/sherlock77/)

1. Upload rest-api-toolbox to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Visit the Settings -> REST API Toolbox page to customize

1. 

   General admin settings

2. 

   WordPress core settings

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1.4.3 March 25th, 2021

• No longer check for SSL when running any WP-CLI commands.

1.4.2 February 13th, 2017

• Fixed bug in requiring authentication for endpoints that accessed specific items (ex: /wp/v2/users/1)

1.4.1 January 16th, 2017

• Added settings support for No Custom Post Types
• Fixed undefined variable notice (props @funkolector)

1.4.0 January 13th, 2017

• Added support for removing or requiring authentication for custom post types.
• Updated Settings UI for better clarity.
• Added link to settings page from the plugins list page.

1.3.0 December 12th, 2016

• Added option to require authentication for core endpoints.

1.2.0 December 5th, 2016

• Updated the way the REST API can be disabled due to the rest_enabled filter being deprecated.
• Added ‘settings’ to the list of core endpoints that can be removed.
• Added CLI command: wp rest-api-toolbox status

1.1.0 April 16, 2016

• Change REST API prefix
• Remove specific core endpoints
• Disable JSONP

1.0.0 April 15, 2016

• Initial release