VerCheck API

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Endpoint 1: Status — outdated items only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}}