Mickey Kay

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<p>By default, custom post types and custom fields are not accessible via the WordPress REST API. REST API Enabler allows you to:</p>
<ol>
<li>Enable the WP REST API for custom post types and specify WP REST API custom endpoints.</li>
<li>Choose which custom fields to include in WP REST API responses for posts, pages, and custom post types.</li>
</ol>
<p>All enabled custom field data is included in the REST API response, nested under the <code>rest_api_enabler</code> key, like so:</p>
<pre><code>[
  {
    "id": 179,
    "date": "2016-07-03T18:06:50",
    "title": {
      "rendered": "Test Job"
    },
    .
    .
    .
    "rest_api_enabler": {
      "custom_meta_1": "Value 1",
      "custom_meta_2": "Value 2",
      "custom_meta_3": [
        "Array value 1",
        "Array value 2"
      ]
    }
  }
]
</code></pre>
<p>Note: prior to verion 1.1.0, all meta keys were included as top-level keys in the API response. Additionally, all values were returned as arrays, regardless of whether the original value was actually an array. This functionality is now deprecated as it risks key-name collisions. Please reference the <code>rest_api_enabler</code> top-level key instead.</p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<ol>
<li>Activate the plugin, then go to <strong>Settings → REST API Enabler</strong> in the admin.</li>
<li>Click the <strong>Post Types</strong> tab to enable/disable post types and customize their endpoints.</li>
<li>Click the <strong>Post Meta</strong> tab to enable/disable post meta (custom fields).</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> by default, the plugin does not display settings for protected post meta (post meta that begins with an underscore and is intended for internal use only). If you wish to include protected post meta in the plugin settings, you can use the <code>rae_include_protected_meta</code> filter to do so. The following code can be placed in your theme’s <code>functions.php</code> file, or in a custom plugin (on <code>init</code> priority 10 or earlier):</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'rae_include_protected_meta', '__return_true' );
</code></pre>


REST API Enabler

Enable the WP REST API to work with custom post types, custom fields, and custom endpoints.

John James Jacoby

Andrew Norcross

Matthew Gerring

<p>This plugin adds a simple post-type drop-down to the post editor interface, allowing you to reassign any post to a new post type. It allows you to switch post’s type while editing your post.</p>
<h4>Supported Types</h4>
<p>The plugin can convert nearly every combination of posts, pages, and even custom post types:</p>
<ul>
<li>Page to Post</li>
<li>Post to Page</li>
<li>Post to Custom</li>
<li>Custom to Custom</li>
</ul>
<p>As of 3.0.0, support for switching to or from Attachments was removed. This may come back in a subsequent version.</p>
<p>Invisible post types, such as revisions, menus, etc., are purposely excluded. But, if you need to access invisible post types, you can adjust the boundaries using the ‘pts_post_type_filter’ filter.</p>
<h4>Bulk Editing</h4>
<p>With bulk editing (thanks to Matthew Gerring) you can select all the posts in a certain type and convert them to a new type with one quick action.</p>
<h4>Block Editor</h4>
<p>With block-editor (aka Gutenberg) support (thanks to Daniel Bachhuber) you can switch between post-types that use either the Block Editor and the Classic one, without losing any of your embedded content.</p>


Post Type Switcher

Absolutely excellent


Post Type Switcher is a fantastic tool for quickly and easily changing the post type of posts and pages. Its simplicity is its strength—no unnecessary complications, just a straightforward solution that works seamlessly. Whether you're reorganizing your content or fixing mistakes, this plugin saves time and effort. Highly recommended for anyone managing WordPress content!


A Simple Yet Incredibly Useful Plugin


It does exactly what it’s supposed to. Thanks a lot!


Thanks so much - that really saved me!

A simple way to change a post's type in WordPress

REST API Enabler vs Post Type Switcher