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Ziad API Plugin

WordPress plugin that renders an external REST API as a configurable table — via a Gutenberg block, an admin screen and a WP-CLI command, with transient caching.

by Ziad · github.com/ze2322/ziad-api-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/ze2322/ziad-api-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/ze2322/ziad-api-plugin ↗

WordPress API Plugin

Ziad API Plugin

A WordPress plugin that retrieves data from an external API and displays it in a customizable table format.

Features

  • Custom Gutenberg block for displaying API data
  • Toggle column visibility controls
  • Admin dashboard page with refresh button
  • Smart caching (1 hour) to minimize API calls
  • AJAX endpoint for data access
  • WP CLI command for data refresh

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+

Usage

Add Block to Page

  • Edit any page
  • Add "API Data Table" block
  • Configure column visibility in sidebar settings

Admin Page

  • Navigate to Ziad API in WordPress admin
  • View data and click "Refresh Data" button

CLI Command

wp ziad-api refresh

File Structure

ziad-api-plugin/
├── src/
│   ├── Plugin.php
│   ├── APIClient.php
│   ├── AJAXHandler.php
│   ├── AdminPage.php
│   ├── CLI/
│   │   └── RefreshDataCommand.php
│   └── Blocks/
│       ├── BlockRegistrar.php
│       └── assets/
│           ├── block.js
│           ├── frontend.js
│           └── block.css
├── assets/
│   ├── admin.js
│   └── admin.css
├── composer.json
├── ziad-api-plugin.php
└── README.md

Technologies

  • PHP OOP with PSR-4 autoloading
  • WordPress Gutenberg (Block Editor)
  • AJAX & Transients API
  • Composer