Apitect API Feed Display

Description

Apitect API Feed Display lets you connect to any external REST API or XML feed and display the response data anywhere on your WordPress site — no coding required.

Key Features:

• Admin Endpoint Manager — Add, edit, delete, and live-test saved API endpoints
• JSON & XML Support — Auto-detect or manually specify the response format
• Response Caching — Configurable TTL using the WordPress Transients API
• 4 Display Modes — Table, Cards, List, or Raw JSON
• Shortcode — [apitect_feed] with rich attribute support
• Sidebar Widget — Display any saved endpoint in any widget area
• Gutenberg Block — Drag-and-drop block with live editor preview
• Custom HTTP Headers — Bearer tokens, API keys, and custom headers per endpoint
• Data Path Drilling — Dot-notation to target nested data (e.g. data.items)
• Field Filtering — Show only specific keys from the response
• Item Limiting — Restrict the number of rows or cards displayed

External Services

This plugin connects to external APIs and services that you configure yourself. No external service is contacted by default — connections only occur when you explicitly add an endpoint URL in the plugin’s admin settings and that endpoint is requested on your site.

What data is sent:
The plugin makes HTTP requests (GET, POST, etc.) to the API URLs you configure. The request may include any custom HTTP headers you specify (such as API keys or Bearer tokens). No data is sent to any third-party service by Apitect API Feed Display itself — all API calls go directly to the URL you enter.

When data is sent:
A request is made to your configured API URL when:
– A page/post containing the [apitect_feed] shortcode or the Gutenberg block is loaded by a visitor.
– You use the “Test” button in the admin panel to preview a response.
– A sidebar widget configured with an endpoint is displayed.

Responses are cached using WordPress Transients to reduce repeated API calls (configurable per endpoint; default 300 seconds).

Third-party API policies:
You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of any external API complies with that service’s terms of service and privacy policy. Please review the terms and privacy policy of any API you connect to:

• The plugin has no affiliation with any external API provider.
• API providers may log IP addresses, request metadata, or other information per their own policies.
• For APIs that handle personal data, ensure you have appropriate disclosures in your site’s own Privacy Policy.

Shortcode Reference

Basic usage:
[apitect_feed id=”my-endpoint”]

With options:
[apitect_feed id=”my-endpoint” display=”card” limit=”5″ fields=”id,name,email” title=”Users”]

Ad-hoc URL (no saved endpoint needed):
[apitect_feed url=”https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users” format=”json” display=”table”]

Available attributes:

• id — ID of a saved endpoint
• url — Ad-hoc API URL (used when no id is provided)
• method — HTTP method, default GET
• format — auto, json, or xml (default auto)
• cache_ttl — Cache duration in seconds, default 300 (0 = disabled)
• display — table, card, list, or raw (default table)
• path — Dot-notation path into the response, e.g. data.items
• limit — Maximum number of items to show (0 = all)
• fields — Comma-separated list of keys to display
• title — Optional heading rendered above the output