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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks ActiveWordpress-plugin spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks =========================== Add gutenberg blocks data into post / page / widget REST API endpoints. 2.0.0(4mo ago)1232.0k25[13 issues](https://github.com/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks/issues)[26 PRs](https://github.com/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks/pulls)GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0CI passing Since Apr 26Pushed 1mo ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks)[ Docs](http://wp-api.org/)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/spacedmonkey)[ RSS](/packages/spacedmonkey-wp-rest-blocks/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 6d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (15)Versions (54)Used By (0) REST API blocks =============== [](#rest-api-blocks) Contributors: spacedmonkey Donate link: Tags: blocks, gutenberg, api, wp-json, rest-api Requires at least: 5.9 Tested up to: 6.9 Requires PHP: 7.4.0 Stable tag: 2.0.0 License: GPLv3 or later License URI: [![](.wordpress-org/banner-1544x500.png)](.wordpress-org/banner-1544x500.png) Add gutenberg blocks data into the post / page REST API endpoints. [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b6d05c4775101b7419a905283396d85d859c9480a8378ac40e90cdff941a4f87/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f7370616365646d6f6e6b65792f77702d726573742d626c6f636b732e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.com/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks) Description ----------- [](#description) A simple plugin to add block data in json format into the rest api. Once installed, there will be two new fields added to the rest api, `has_blocks` and `blocks`. For example output. ``` "has_blocks": true, "block_data": [ { "blockName": "core/image", "attrs": { "url": "https://www.spacedmonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/test-image.jpg", "alt": "Terminal de aeropuerto", "caption": "fsfsdfdsfdssfd", "href": "https://www.spacedmonkey.com/test-image", "rel": "noreferrer noopener", "linkClass": "jonny-123", "linkTarget": "_blank", "id": 147355, "width": 582, "height": 327, "linkDestination": "attachment" }, "innerBlocks": [ ], "innerHTML": "\nfsfsdfdsfdssfd\n", "innerContent": [ "\nfsfsdfdsfdssfd\n" ], "rendered": "\nfsfsdfdsfdssfd\n" } ], ``` ### Technical Notes [](#technical-notes) - Requires PHP 5.6+. - Requires WordPress 5.5+. - Issues and Pull requests welcome on the GitHub repository: Development ----------- [](#development) This plugin uses `@wordpress/env` for local development and testing. ### Prerequisites [](#prerequisites) - Node.js 20+ and npm - Docker Desktop (must be installed and running) ### Setup [](#setup) 1. Clone the repository 2. Install dependencies: ``` npm install composer install ``` 3. Start the WordPress environment: ``` npm run env:start ``` This will start a local WordPress instance at `http://localhost:8888` (admin: `http://localhost:8888/wp-admin` with username `admin` and password `password`) **Note:** Docker must be running for this to work. The first time you run this, it will download WordPress and set up the database, which may take a few minutes. ### Available Commands [](#available-commands) - `npm run env:start` - Start the WordPress environment - `npm run env:stop` - Stop the WordPress environment - `npm run env:reset` - Reset the environment (clean database) - `npm run env:destroy` - Destroy the environment completely - `npm run test:php` - Run PHPUnit tests - `npm run test:php:multisite` - Run PHPUnit tests in multisite mode - `npm run lint:php` - Run PHP CodeSniffer - `npm run lint:php:fix` - Fix PHP coding standards issues automatically ### Running Tests [](#running-tests) After starting the environment with `npm run env:start`, you can run the tests: ``` npm run test:php ``` For multisite tests: ``` npm run test:php:multisite ``` ### Accessing the Site [](#accessing-the-site) - **Development site**: - **Admin dashboard**: (admin/password) - **Test site**: - **Test admin**: (admin/password) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ### Using The WordPress Dashboard [](#using-the-wordpress-dashboard) 1. Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard 2. Search for 'wp-rest-blocks' 3. Click 'Install Now' 4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard ### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard [](#uploading-in-wordpress-dashboard) 1. Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the 'Upload' area 3. Select `wp-rest-blocks.zip` from your computer 4. Click 'Install Now' 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard ### Using FTP [](#using-ftp) 1. Download `wp-rest-blocks.zip` 2. Extract the `wp-rest-blocks` directory to your computer 3. Upload the `wp-rest-blocks` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard Screenshots ----------- [](#screenshots) 1. Add fields to the rest api. Changelog --------- [](#changelog) ### 2.0.0 [](#200) - Minimum PHP version increased from 7.0 to 7.4 - WordPress minimum version updated from 5.5 to 5.9 - Updated compatibility testing to PHP 8.0-8.4 (with 8.5 experimental support) - Complete rewrite of code, using objects and is heavily typed. ### 1.0.2 [](#102) - Fix issue with WordPress 6.5 - Update coding standards to WP coding standards 3.1.0 - Mark tested up to WP 6.5 ### 1.0.1 [](#101) - Update coding standards to WP coding standards 3.0.1 - Mark tested up to WP 6.4 ### 1.0.0 [](#100) Breaking change! The field in the REST API is changed from `blocks` to `block_data`. ### 0.5.0 [](#050) - Add support for new post types added in WordPress 5.9. ### 0.4.0 [](#040) - Added support for block based widget, added in WordPress 5.8. Block data is added to the /wp/v2/widgets endpoint. ### 0.3.2 [](#032) - Update translations ### 0.3.1 [](#031) - Hot fix. ### 0.3.0 [](#030) - Improve support for block that have attributes that use query source type. - Improve error handling for those that install this plugin without using composer. ### 0.2.1 [](#021) - Update dependency. ### 0.2.0 [](#020) - Breaking change. Field names have changed and required WordPress 5.5+ ### 0.1.0 [](#010) - First version. ### Health Score 55 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance84 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity33 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 65.5% 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 ~90 days Recently: every ~364 days Total 20 Last Release 132d ago Major Versions 0.1.0 → v2.x-dev2021-04-27 0.5.0 → 1.0.02023-04-20 1.0.2 → 2.0.02026-01-03 PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.0 || ^8.0 2.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/237508?v=4)[Jonny Harris](/maintainers/spacedmonkey)[@spacedmonkey](https://github.com/spacedmonkey) --- Top Contributors [![spacedmonkey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/237508?v=4)](https://github.com/spacedmonkey "spacedmonkey (171 commits)")[![jonnynews](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/148061917?v=4)](https://github.com/jonnynews "jonnynews (70 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (19 commits)")[![toshotosho](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2972490?v=4)](https://github.com/toshotosho "toshotosho (1 commits)") --- Tags blocksrest-apiwordpresswordpress-plugin ### Code Quality Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/spacedmonkey-wp-rest-blocks/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/spacedmonkey-wp-rest-blocks/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/spacedmonkey-wp-rest-blocks) ``` ### Alternatives [elgg/elgg Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine, delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications. 1.7k15.7k5](/packages/elgg-elgg)[pressbooks/pressbooks Pressbooks is an open source book publishing tool built on a WordPress multisite platform. 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