Title: WP REST API – User Meta Author: Ruhul Amin Published: April 9, 2017 Last modified: March 24, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-rest-api-user-meta/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3217915) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-rest-api-user-meta/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3217900) # WP REST API – User Meta By [Ruhul Amin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruhul105/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/) ## Description Now you have no need to make additional requests to get author info from their id that is available in the default json response. This plugin allows you to configure which user meta fields should be included in the REST API response through an easy- to-use admin interface. #### Features * Configurable user meta fields * Includes avatar URL option * Shows user role information * No additional API requests needed * Clean implementation #### Available Fields * Nickname * Description * User URL * First Name * Last Name * User Email * Role * Avatar **Example Response:** { “id”: 1, “title”: “Sample Post”, “author”: 1, “author_meta”:{“ first_name”: “John”, “last_name”: “Doe”, “role”: “administrator”, “avatar”: “https:// secure.gravatar.com/…” } } #### Credits This plugin is created by [Ruhul Amin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arruhulamin/) ### Support For support, please visit http://www.ruhulamin.me/ ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings page under Settings -> REST User Meta * [[ * Example of REST API response with user meta data ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Go to Settings -> REST User Meta to configure which fields to include ## FAQ ### Where can I find the settings page? The settings page is located under Settings -> REST User Meta in your WordPress admin panel. ### How do I access the user meta in the API response? The user meta data is included in the `author_meta` object of each post in the REST API response. ### Can I add custom meta fields? Currently, the plugin supports a predefined set of common user meta fields. Custom fields support may be added in future versions. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7ecaf55670ef5f225634e84852b658612435fbf11cdf6311a8afab697fe5151? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-4416/)󠁿 [ympervej86](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ympervej86/) June 29, 2020 I used it for on of my projects and happy with it. Helped me what I needed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ac808c74428ced3cf32c50f2927b4ed037fef5b8ca14d9640db174349eef036? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I got an error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-got-an-error-2/)󠁿 [rayanawad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rayanawad/) March 23, 2018 Hey, When I try to activate the plugin I got this error “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in D:\hshome\rayanabd\api.crazywebtag.com\wp\wp-content\plugins\wp- rest-api-user-meta\wp_rest_api_usermeta.php on line 37” WP Version 4.9.4 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2dda74ee8e9417ae56528ebb1465241f3271ff703bc929ded5bac91bcb87cad8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Only return null](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-return-null/)󠁿 [jacobahlberg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jacobahlberg/) December 18, 2017 I just installed the plugin, but it always return a null value even if there is an author. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/075d14627203a4ec1f1c80bdd267313da7644b415bdefb91a5ef6ee100a5d6a5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-1369/)󠁿 [Ruhul Amin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruhul105/) April 14, 2017 Just installed, activated this plugin and use it without any other configuration [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP REST API – User Meta” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ruhul Amin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruhul105/) [Translate “WP REST API – User Meta” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-rest-api-user-meta/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-rest-api-user-meta/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-rest-api-user-meta/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-rest-api-user-meta/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Added settings page under Settings menu * Added configurable user meta fields * Added avatar URL option * Added user role support * Improved code organization * Removed unnecessary debug information #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * Tags * [api](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/api/)[JSON](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/json/) [rest-api](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rest-api/)[user meta](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-meta/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-rest-api-user-meta/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-rest-api-user-meta/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ruhul Amin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ruhul105/) ## Support Got something to say? 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