API Health Checker & Monitor

A professional WordPress plugin designed for developers using external APIs (CRMs, Logistics, etc.) who need to know immediately if a connection is down.

Key Features

• Dashboard Widget: Real-time (cached) status of your specific API endpoints.
• Detailed Logs: View the last 10 response codes for each monitored API to spot intermittent issues.
• Fail-Safe Notifications: Automatically sends an email alert to the site administrator if an API returns a 500 status code or fails to connect.
• Modern Architecture: Built with a clean PHP Class-based architecture and PSR-4 autoloading.
• Optimized Performance: Uses WordPress Transients for caching results and WP-Cron for background health checks.

Modern Workflow

• Composer Support: Includes composer.json for managing dependencies.
• Class-based: Modular design for easy maintenance and scaling.
• WP-Native: Leverages the WordPress HTTP API and Settings API.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Go to Settings > API Health to add your API endpoints.
4. View the status of your APIs directly on the WordPress Dashboard.

Developers

This plugin is built as a demonstration of modern WordPress development practices, including:

• Hooks and Filters.
• Custom Settings API implementation.
• Transients API for performance.
• WP-Cron for scheduled background tasks.