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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

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/ze2322/ziad-api-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

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