WordPress REST API Error in Site Health: How to Fix It
Site Health showing a WordPress REST API error? Find the plugin, firewall or rewrite rule that is blocking wp-json, and fix it step by step in 10 minutes.

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Tom specialises in VPS deployment, server performance tuning, and Linux infrastructure. He has configured hundreds of production servers across Europe and North America.
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