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GymGrow Connect

Secure REST endpoints to publish article content, set RankMath SEO fields, and upload images from an external automation pipeline.
Version
1.0.3
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026

GymGrow Connect adds a small set of secure REST API endpoints under the gymgrow/v1 namespace so an external system (for example, an AI content pipeline) can:

  • Create or update a post — title, content, excerpt, slug, categories, tags, schedule date — in a single request.
  • Set RankMath SEO fields (SEO title, meta description, focus keyword, canonical URL, robots) on the same request or on an existing post.
  • Upload an image from a multipart file or a remote URL, set its alt text, and optionally assign it as the featured image.

It replaces ad-hoc functions.php snippets with a versioned, capability-checked plugin.

Endpoints

  • POST /wp-json/gymgrow/v1/article — publish/update an article (also sets SEO and featured image).
  • POST /wp-json/gymgrow/v1/media — upload an image.
  • POST /wp-json/gymgrow/v1/seo/{id} — update RankMath SEO fields for a post.

A backward-compatible alias POST /wp-json/custom/v1/rankmath/{id} is also registered for pipelines that used the legacy route.

Authentication

Requests are authenticated with WordPress’s own user authentication — use an Application Password (Basic Auth) for a user who can publish posts. Permissions are enforced per route with capability checks (publish_posts, upload_files, edit_post). You may optionally enable a second-factor shared secret (X-GymGrow-Key header) from the settings screen.

This plugin does not call any external services and stores no personal data.

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Tested up to
WordPress 7.0
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