Code and core Headless Fast API – Standalone, cacheable REST endpoints that skip the core load cyclev1.0.1
Fast, cacheable headless API endpoints answered before the theme, the REST API and WP_Query load.
Alternatives to Smooth API Accelerator
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Turn your WordPress site into a content delivery network for reusable components — JSON, text, and files — shared across sites.
Routemarkv0.4.1
Browse every REST API route on your site and send test requests to it from wp-admin.
EndPointy Menusv1.3.1
Expose WordPress menus via a custom REST API endpoint for headless and external applications.
Generate secure, fast CORS-enabled static JSON feeds of your posts and pages for external applications or headless setups.
REST API Logv1.7.3
WordPress plugin to log REST API requests and responses
Condixia – REST Gatewayv0.1.1
Secure API keys and controlled REST access for WordPress content and selected WooCommerce data.
WP REST API – User Metav1.1.1
Enhance WordPress REST API by including configurable user meta fields in post responses without additional API requests.