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bostondv/wp-api-meta-data
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Adds post and user meta data to WP REST API endpoints.

1.1.1(10y ago)3342MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Feb 29Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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WP REST API Post and User Meta
==============================

[](#wp-rest-api-post-and-user-meta)

A WordPress plugin that adds post and user meta data to the WP API endpoints. Supports getting and setting post and user meta.

Requires WP API Version 2.0 Beta 12 or higher.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Listing and Retrieving a Post

[](#listing-and-retrieving-a-post)

A `meta` field will be added to the response data containing an array of all post meta data.

### Creating and Updating a Post

[](#creating-and-updating-a-post)

Add a `meta` object to the `POST` data of your request containing key / value pairs of the meta data you want to update or add. Response will contain the new meta data.

### Listing and Retrieving a User

[](#listing-and-retrieving-a-user)

A `meta` field will be added to the response data containing an array of all user meta data.

### Creating and Updating a User

[](#creating-and-updating-a-user)

Add a `meta` object to the `POST` data of your request containing key / value pairs of the meta data you want to update or add. Response will contain the new meta data.

### Deleting Meta Keys

[](#deleting-meta-keys)

To delete a meta key entirely, send the key / value pair with a `null` value and that key will be deleted.

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~4 days

Total

3

Last Release

3767d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2466478cda19cbdba3f99be5256a5c94e5697e1c4f09cf40d035618bbca1305e?d=identicon)[bostondv](/maintainers/bostondv)

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Top Contributors

[![bostondv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/133814?v=4)](https://github.com/bostondv "bostondv (4 commits)")

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wordpresswp-api

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