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The URL of the resource for which to fetch oEmbed data.

Whether to perform an oEmbed discovery request for unsanctioned providers.

The maximum height of the embed frame in pixels.

The maximum width of the embed frame in pixels.

Whether to include the parent Pod details (default: off).

A list of additional options to save to the Field.

A list of additional options to save to the Group.

Whether to include fields (default: off).

Whether to include group fields (default: off).

Whether to include groups (default: off).

A list of additional options to save to the Pod.

Whether to delete all content for Pod (default: off).

Limit response to posts published after a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Limit response to posts published before a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.

Limit response to posts modified after a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Limit response to posts modified before a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Offset the result set by a specific number of items.

Order sort attribute ascending or descending.

Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.

Limit results to those matching a string.

Limit result set to posts with one or more specific slugs.

Limit result set to posts assigned one or more statuses.

The date the post was published, in the site's timezone.

The ID of the featured media for the post.

A password to protect access to the content and excerpt.

An alphanumeric identifier for the post unique to its type.

The theme file to use to display the post.

The password for the post if it is password protected.

Whether to bypass Trash and force deletion.

Limit result set to blocks matching the search term.

Limit result set based on relationship between multiple taxonomies.

Limit result set to items with specific terms assigned in the wp_pattern_category taxonomy.

Limit result set to items except those with specific terms assigned in the wp_pattern_category taxonomy.

The terms assigned to the post in the wp_pattern_category taxonomy.

Required to be true, as revisions do not support trashing.

Whether to hide terms not assigned to any posts.

Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific parent.

Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific post.

Limit result set to terms with one or more specific slugs.

An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.

Required to be true, as terms do not support trashing.

Limit response to comments published after a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Limit result set to that from a specific author email. Requires authorization.

Ensure result set excludes comments assigned to specific user IDs. Requires authorization.

Limit response to comments published before a given ISO8601 compliant date.

Limit result set to comments of specific parent IDs.

Ensure result set excludes specific parent IDs.

Limit result set to comments assigned to specific post IDs.

Limit result set to comments assigned a specific status. Requires authorization.

Limit result set to comments assigned a specific type. Requires authorization.

The date the comment was published, in the site's timezone.

The date the comment was published, as GMT.

The password for the parent post of the comment (if the post is password protected).

Ensure result set excludes posts assigned to specific authors.

Limit result set to attachments of a particular media type.

Limit result set to attachments of a particular MIME type.

Limit result set to items with particular parent IDs.

Limit result set to all items except those of a particular parent ID.

Alternative text to display when attachment is not displayed.

Whether or not comments are open on the post.

The ID for the associated post of the attachment.

As a percentage of the image, the height to crop the image to. DEPRECATED: Use `modifiers` instead.

The amount to rotate the image clockwise in degrees. DEPRECATED: Use `modifiers` instead.

As a percentage of the image, the width to crop the image to. DEPRECATED: Use `modifiers` instead.

As a percentage of the image, the x position to start the crop from. DEPRECATED: Use `modifiers` instead.

As a percentage of the image, the y position to start the crop from. DEPRECATED: Use `modifiers` instead.

Limit result set to posts with a specific menu_order value.

Limit result set to items with specific terms assigned in the menus taxonomy.

Limit result set to items except those with specific terms assigned in the menus taxonomy.

Text for the title attribute of the link element for this menu item.

Class names for the link element of this menu item.

The DB ID of the nav_menu_item that is this item's menu parent, if any, otherwise 0.

The terms assigned to the object in the nav_menu taxonomy.

The type of object originally represented, such as "category", "post", or "attachment".

The database ID of the original object this menu item represents, for example the ID for posts or the term_id for categories.

The target attribute of the link element for this menu item.

The family of objects originally represented, such as "post_type" or "taxonomy".

The XFN relationship expressed in the link of this menu item.

An alphanumeric identifier for the menu location.

Whether to automatically add top level pages to this menu.

The order of the post in relation to other posts.

Limit results to those matching a keyword ID.

Limit results to those matching a pattern (slug).

Limits results to plugins with the given status.

Limit result set to items except those with specific terms assigned in the categories taxonomy.

Limit result set to items that are sticky.

Limit result set to items except those with specific terms assigned in the tags taxonomy.

italki author object linked via post_author_ref

Schema markup fields for BlogPosting structured data

Whether or not the post should be treated as sticky.

Limit results to items of one or more object subtypes.

Limit results to items of an object type.

Allow people to submit comments on new posts.

Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new articles.

The ID of the page that should display the latest posts

The ID of the page that should be displayed on the front page

A day number of the week that the week should start on.

Convert emoticons like :-) and :-P to graphics on display.

An alphanumeric identifier for the status.

Limit results to taxonomies associated with a specific post type.

An alphanumeric identifier for the taxonomy.

Limit to the specified template part area.

Where the template part is intended for use (header, footer, etc.)

Indicates if a template is custom or part of the template hierarchy

The slug of the template to get the fallback for

The template prefix for the created template. This is used to extract the main template type, e.g. in `taxonomy-books` extracts the `taxonomy`

Limit result set to themes assigned one or more statuses.

The theme's stylesheet. This uniquely identifies the theme.

An alphanumeric identifier for the post type.

Limit result set to users matching at least one specific capability provided. Accepts csv list or single capability.

Limit result set to users who have published posts.

Limit result set to users matching at least one specific role provided. Accepts csv list or single role.

Limit result set to users with one or more specific slugs.

Limit result set to users who are considered authors.

Required to be true, as users do not support trashing.

Reassign the deleted user's posts and links to this user ID.

A UUID provided by the application to uniquely identify it. It is recommended to use an UUID v5 with the URL or DNS namespace.

Serialized widget form data to encode into instance settings.

URL-encoded form data from the widget admin form. Used to update a widget that does not support instance. Write only.

The type of the widget. Corresponds to ID in widget-types endpoint.

Instance settings of the widget, if supported.

Whether to force removal of the widget, or move it to the inactive sidebar.

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