Site Settings Edit

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Schema
Retrieve a Site Setting
- Definition & Example Request
Update a Site Setting

Schema

The schema defines all the fields that exist within a Site Setting record. Any response from these endpoints can be expected to contain the fields below unless the `_filter` query parameter is used or the schema field only appears in a specific context.

`title` string	Site title. Context:
`description` string	Site tagline. Context:
`url` string, uri	Site URL. Context:
`email` string, email	This address is used for admin purposes, like new user notification. Context:
`timezone` string	A city in the same timezone as you. Context:
`date_format` string	A date format for all date strings. Context:
`time_format` string	A time format for all time strings. Context:
`start_of_week` integer	A day number of the week that the week should start on. Context:
`language` string	WordPress locale code. Context:
`use_smilies` boolean	Convert emoticons like :-) and :-P to graphics on display. Context:
`default_category` integer	Default post category. Context:
`default_post_format` string	Default post format. Context:
`posts_per_page` integer	Blog pages show at most. Context:
`default_ping_status` string	Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles. Context: One of: `open`, `closed`
`default_comment_status` string	Allow people to submit comments on new posts. Context: One of: `open`, `closed`

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Retrieve a Site Setting

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Definition & Example Request

GET /wp/v2/settings

Query this endpoint to retrieve a specific Site Setting record.

$ curl https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/settings

There are no arguments for this endpoint.

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Update a Site Setting

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Arguments

`title`	Site title.
`description`	Site tagline.
`url`	Site URL.
`email`	This address is used for admin purposes, like new user notification.
`timezone`	A city in the same timezone as you.
`date_format`	A date format for all date strings.
`time_format`	A time format for all time strings.
`start_of_week`	A day number of the week that the week should start on.
`language`	WordPress locale code.
`use_smilies`	Convert emoticons like :-) and :-P to graphics on display.
`default_category`	Default post category.
`default_post_format`	Default post format.
`posts_per_page`	Blog pages show at most.
`default_ping_status`	Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles. One of: `open`, `closed`
`default_comment_status`	Allow people to submit comments on new posts. One of: `open`, `closed`

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Definition

POST /wp/v2/settings

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