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rest_api_register_rewrites()

rest_api_register_rewrites()

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Adds REST rewrite rules.

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function rest_api_register_rewrites() {
	global $wp_rewrite;

	add_rewrite_rule( '^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top' );
	add_rewrite_rule( '^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top' );
	add_rewrite_rule( '^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top' );
	add_rewrite_rule( '^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top' );
}

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UsesDescription
rest_get_url_prefix()wp-includes/rest-api.php

Retrieves the URL prefix for any API resource.

add_rewrite_rule()wp-includes/rewrite.php

Adds a rewrite rule that transforms a URL structure to a set of query vars.

Used byDescription
rest_api_init()wp-includes/rest-api.php

Registers rewrite rules for the REST API.

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VersionDescription
4.4.0Introduced.

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