Pascal Casier

A first attempt for a bbPress API.
WARNING This API will show all forums, topics, replies that bbPress has access to. If you have any extra plugin to restrict bbPress content, please double and triple check that everything works correctly.
Current routes for READING (GET):
<ul>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/forums/ (list all forums)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/forums/id (includes latest topics and subforums)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/topics/ (latest topics from all forums)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/topics/id (includes latest replies)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/replies/id (show one reply)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/topic-tags/</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/stats/</li>
</ul>
Parameters for /forums/id and /topics/id (following https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/pagination/#pagination-parameters )
<ul>
<li>per_page (records per page)</li>
<li>page (page number)</li>
</ul>
Parameter for /topics/id (following https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/linking-and-embedding/#embedding )
<ul>
<li>_embed (showing content for replies)</li>
</ul>
Current routes for WRITING (POST):
<ul>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/forums/id (create a new topic in this forum)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/topics/id (create a reply to this topic ID)</li>
<li>/wp-json/bbp-api/v1/replies/id (create a reply to this reply ID)</li>
</ul>
Follow development on https://github.com/ePascalC/bbp-API/ !
Many thanks and credits to:
<ul>
<li>Daniel Turton (mistertwo) for the topics and replies POST functions</li>
<li>Tony Korologos (@tkserver) for his input and testing with his app</li>
</ul>
Consider also the following plugins:
<ul>
<li>bbP Toolkit</li>
<li>bbP Move Topics</li>
</ul>

bbPress API

I'm using this API to build an angularjs based bbPress mobile app for iOS and Android. Without it I would not have a project. Pascal is fantastic with his support, response time, and contributions to the WP and bbP community. Thank YOU.

Excellent plugin and even better support!

Acato

Richard Korthuis

yoeridekker

Are you facing speed issues, using the WordPress REST API? This plugin will allow WordPress to cache the responses of the REST API, making it much faster.
This plugin offers:
<ul>
<li>Caching of all default WordPress REST API <code>GET</code>-endpoints.</li>
<li>Caching of (custom) post type endpoints.</li>
<li>Caching of (custom) taxonomy endpoints.</li>
<li>Automated flushing of caches if (some of) its contents are edited.</li>
<li>Manual flushing of all caches.</li>
<li>Manual flushing of specific caches.</li>
<li>A counter how many times a cache has been retrieved.</li>
<li>Specifying after what time the cache should be timed out.</li>
<li>Registering custom endpoints for caching.</li>
<li>Automatic cache regeneration.</li>
</ul>
WP REST Cache Pro 
For more advanced features, check out our <a href="https://plugins.acato.nl/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP REST Cache Pro</a> plugin:
<ul>
<li>Configure custom endpoints for caching through the wp-admin interface.</li>
<li>Configure relationships within endpoints.</li>
<li>No coding required.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Installation from within WordPress</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Add New’ if you are on a multisite installation).</li>
<li>Search for ‘WP REST Cache’.</li>
<li>Activate the WP REST Cache plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.</li>
<li>Go to “after activation” below.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Installation manually</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the <code>wp-rest-cache</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory.</li>
<li>Activate the WP REST Cache plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.</li>
<li>Go to “after activation” below.</li>
</ol>
<h3>After activation</h3>
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Plugins > Must-Use’ (or ‘My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Must-Use’ if you are on a multisite installation).</li>
<li>Check if the ‘WP REST Cache – Must-Use Plugin’ is there, if not copy the file <code>wp-rest-cache.php</code> from the <code>/sources</code> folder of the WP REST Cache Plugin to the folder <code>/wp-content/mu-plugins/</code>.</li>
</ol>
Optionally: 
The default timeout for caches generated by the WP REST Cache plugin is set to 1 year. If you want to change this:
<ol>
<li>Visit ‘Settings > WP REST Cache’.</li>
<li>Change the Cache timeout.</li>
</ol>

WP REST Cache

I have been using this plugin on a few projects and it has been extremely useful, but recently I came across a few more complicated scenarios I needed to cater for and the plugin author has been extremely helpful in discussing the extra config that I needed. Definitely recommend. 

Very good plugin, very good support

slow api requests now respond in an instant. running this tool on multiple sites and it works almost by simply installing it. noice!


Great plugin! I use it for a headless WordPress instance with Nuxt 3, and it works perfectly fine.



The only thing I needed to change was the API endpoint since I created a custom endpoint to the route. But the FAQ cleared this up quickly and it works flawlessly. As a small suggestion I'd propose to add this option to the plugin's settings page for easier access.


Works well with headless WordPress and Nuxt 3


Nice one! Decreased response time by almost 60%.


Does the job

Enable caching of the WordPress REST API and auto-flush caches upon wp-admin editing.

bbPress API vs WP REST Cache