rest_api_register_rewrites

The timeline below displays how wordpress function rest_api_register_rewrites has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 5.3

/**
 * Adds REST rewrite rules.
 *
 * @since 4.4.0
 *
 * @see add_rewrite_rule()
 * @global WP_Rewrite $wp_rewrite WordPress rewrite component.
 */
function rest_api_register_rewrites()
{
    global $wp_rewrite;
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top');
}

WordPress Version: 4.7

/**
 * Adds REST rewrite rules.
 *
 * @since 4.4.0
 *
 * @see add_rewrite_rule()
 * @global WP_Rewrite $wp_rewrite
 */
function rest_api_register_rewrites()
{
    global $wp_rewrite;
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . $wp_rewrite->index . '/' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top');
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/**
 * Adds REST rewrite rules.
 *
 * @since 4.4.0
 *
 * @see add_rewrite_rule()
 */
function rest_api_register_rewrites()
{
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/?$', 'index.php?rest_route=/', 'top');
    add_rewrite_rule('^' . rest_get_url_prefix() . '/(.*)?', 'index.php?rest_route=/$matches[1]', 'top');
}