XML-RPC missing options on wp.getOptions

[SergioEstevao]

Why the list of options available here

​https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/ce557062f4123d8513378cf415b4e8b612c33ccc/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php#L383

doesn’t match this ​https://codex.wordpress.org/Option_Reference

For example default_category or blog_public fields are not available on XML-RPC.

[wonderboymusic]

I don't think there's a great reason for the disparity, what do you propose we add?

[SergioEstevao]

I think it will good to add all the ones that that are on the documentation of XML-RPC as available.

[tonyrankin]

Adding addition fields so that Site Settings can be queried via wp.getOptions

[tonyrankin]

The attached changes have been/are being tested, so far so good. I'll update here if I notice anything.

Edit: Realized I didn't add descriptions to most of the fields. I'll upload another attachment.

[tonyrankin]

Descriptions added to new fields

[tonyrankin]

Actual diff file :p

[tonyrankin]

Ping @wonderboymusic

There's a feature being merged into ​WordPress for Android that needs to toggle based on the version that this ticket will be launched in. Do you have info on the expected release date and version?

[dd32]

@tonyrankin 4.5 at the earliest, however a good reason for exposing the options would be appreciated. I don't see most of them being useful for a content publishing client (which is what the XML-RPC is for mostly)

It looks like this is related to ​https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/3434

[tonyrankin]

The mobile apps try to support WP.org when possible, we're working on exposing site settings to our users. There's a way to change these settings for WP.com users via the REST-API but our self-hosted users will have no way to modify (or even read) their settings.

[daniloercoli]

Use case: default_post_format - used to pre-select post_format in the client editor.
Ref: ​https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/4580

[tonyrankin]

@dd32: Would a smaller patch that just exposes the default post format be okay here? That would help us resolve this user's issue (the one @daniloercoli linked).

[callumbw95]

Hi All,

I have just taken a look into this, and the original request to expose more site settings via wp.getOptions was entirely valid at the time this ticket was opened, especially for improving the capabilities of mobile and other client applications.

However, since 2015 the WordPress landscape has evolved significantly with the introduction and integration of the WordPress REST API. The REST API is now the modern, preferred, and fully supported method for this type of remote interaction. The specific functionality requested here—accessing and managing site settings—is now best handled by the /wp/v2/settings REST API endpoint, which is more robust, secure, and extensible.

The XML-RPC API is now considered a legacy component. While it remains in core for backward compatibility, it is in a maintenance-only state, and is no longer receiving new features to it.

For these reasons, this enhancement is no longer aligned with the project's direction. I am going to mark this ticket with the close tag so we can get a second opinion before we close this ticket.