=== VerCheck API === Contributors: rolandbende Donate link: https://rolandbende.com/ Tags: versioncheck, healthcheck Requires at least: 5.2 Tested up to: 6.9 Stable tag: 1.1.0 Requires PHP: 7.4 License: GPL-3.0-or-later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html A REST API endpoint for checking WordPress core, theme, and plugin versions. == Description == This plugin adds a custom REST API endpoint that returns information about the current versions of the WordPress core, active themes, and active plugins. Useful for remote WordPress site version monitoring & logging, CI/CD checks, and automated update workflows. Both endpoints require authentication via a Bearer token. --- **Endpoint 1: Status** — outdated items only - **HTTP method:** `GET` - **API endpoint:** `/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/status` Returns only items that have available updates: - WordPress core update status. - A list of plugins with available updates. - A list of themes with available updates. --- **Endpoint 2: Audit** — full inventory - **HTTP method:** `GET` - **API endpoint:** `/wp-json/vercheck-api/v1/audit` Returns a complete inventory of everything installed: - WordPress core version info. - All installed themes (active and inactive) with version and update info. - All installed plugins (active and inactive) with version and update info. **Example response — /v1/status:** ` { "core": { "current_version": "6.4.3", "new_version": "6.5", "is_outdated": true }, "outdated_themes": [], "outdated_plugins": [ { "name": "Example Plugin", "current_version": "1.2.0", "new_version": "1.3.0" } ] } ` **Example response — /v1/audit:** ` { "core": { "current_version": "6.4.3", "new_version": "6.5", "is_outdated": true }, "themes": [ { "name": "Twenty Twenty-Four", "slug": "twentytwentyfour", "current_version": "1.3", "new_version": null, "is_outdated": false, "is_active": true } ], "plugins": [ { "name": "Example Plugin", "slug": "example-plugin/example-plugin.php", "current_version": "1.2.0", "new_version": "1.3.0", "is_outdated": true, "is_active": true } ] } ` **Additional info:** The unique request ID for each API call is returned in the response header: `X-Request-ID: {{unique-request-id}}` == Screenshots == 1. Admin settings == Changelog == = 1.1.0 = * New: Added `/v1/audit` endpoint — full inventory of all installed themes and plugins with version and update info * Improvement: Moved Bearer token authentication to `permission_callback` (WordPress REST API best practice) = 1.0.3 = * Bugfix: Response themes & plugin order = 1.0.2 = * Bugfix: Removed unnecessary fnc. call (loadtextdomain) = 1.0.1 = * PHPCS fixes = 1.0.0 = * Initial release. REST API endpoint and admin token settings.