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REST Pro Tools: Granular control of the
WP REST API
Month: March 2026
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Launching My Latest WordPress Plugin: REST Pro Tools
Very excited to launch my latest WordPress plugin, REST Pro Tools. This is the premium/pro version of the free plugin hosted at WordPress.org, Disable WP REST API. The free version is very basic and does exactly what it says: disables the WP REST API, no options just activate and done. But some users wanted more features, like denying access to specific routes while allowing others. So I packed the pro version with all of the REST API tools most requested […] Continue reading »
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Working on a complete redesign of Perishable Press :)
The Office is Cheers with more irony.
More fine-grained control of macOS screen brightness: hold down Option + Shift before pressing either of the brightness keys. You get 64 increments instead of the usual 16.
REST Pro Tools featured in David McCan’s new video on locking down WordPress.
Gonna try exercise.
Launching my new plugin, REST Pro Tools 🛠️ Granular control of the WP REST API.
The algorithm is way too hypersensitive.