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Task Manager API

A custom WordPress plugin that adds a REST API for managing tasks. Demonstrates plugin development with custom REST API endpoints for CRUD operations.

by Lucifer9973 · github.com/lucifer9973/wp-custom-task-manager-plugin · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/lucifer9973/wp-custom-task-manager-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

Readme github.com/lucifer9973/wp-custom-task-manager-plugin ↗

A lightweight WordPress plugin that demonstrates custom REST API development with database integration.

Features

Custom REST API Endpoints - Full CRUD operations for task management
Database Integration - Uses WordPress $wpdb for data persistence
Security - Includes nonce verification and authentication
No UI - API-only plugin focusing on backend functionality

REST API Endpoints

Get All Tasks

GET /wp-json/tasks/v1/all

Retrieve all tasks from the database.

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Task Title",
      "description": "Task Description",
      "status": "pending",
      "created_at": "2024-01-08 10:00:00"
    }
  ]
}

Create Task

POST /wp-json/tasks/v1/create

Create a new task.

Request Body:

{
  "title": "New Task",
  "description": "Task description",
  "status": "pending"
}

Required Headers:

X-WP-Nonce: [nonce_value] - WordPress nonce token

Installation

Copy the task-manager-api folder to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate the plugin from WordPress admin
Plugin creates custom table on activation

File Structure

task-manager-api/
├── task-manager-api.php          # Main plugin file
├── includes/
│   ├── class-database.php        # Database setup & queries
│   └── class-api.php             # REST API endpoints
└── README.md

Technical Details

Language: PHP 7.4+
Database: Custom wp_tasks table
Authentication: WordPress Nonce verification
Namespace: tasks/v1

Development

This plugin demonstrates:

Custom post types via database
REST API registration
WordPress security practices
Database migrations on activation