A secured REST API bridge for WordPress that enables an external Laravel admin dashboard to manage LearnDash courses, lessons, users, and WooCommerce statistics. Utilizes WordPress Application Passwords for authentication.

• 🔒 Secure Authentication - Uses WordPress Application Passwords with Basic Auth
• 📚 Course Management - Full CRUD operations for LearnDash courses
• 📝 Lesson Management - Create, update, delete, and organize lessons
• 👥 User Management - List users, manage enrollments, and change roles
• 📊 Statistics Dashboard - WooCommerce sales data, revenue tracking, and subscription metrics
• 🔐 Permission-Based Access - Admin-level permissions required for all endpoints

• WordPress 5.6 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• LearnDash LMS plugin
• WooCommerce (for statistics features)
• WooCommerce Subscriptions (optional, for subscription metrics)
• Application Passwords enabled

1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/campus-lms-bridge/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
3. Ensure LearnDash and WooCommerce are installed and activated
4. Generate an Application Password for API access

All API endpoints require authentication using WordPress Application Passwords.

1. Go to Users → Profile in WordPress admin
2. Scroll to Application Passwords section
3. Enter a name (e.g., "Laravel Dashboard")
4. Click Add New Application Password
5. Copy the generated password

Use Basic Authentication with your WordPress username and the Application Password:

curl -X GET https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/courses \
  -u username:application-password

Base URL: /wp-json/campus/v1

Query Parameters for GET /courses:

• page - Page number (default: 1)
• per_page - Items per page (default: 20, max: 100)
• status - Post status (default: any)

POST/PUT Parameters:

• title - Course title (required for POST)
• content - Course description
• status - Post status (publish, draft, etc.)
• price - Course price
• access_mode - Access type (free, open, closed, etc.)

POST/PUT Parameters:

• title - Lesson title (required for POST)
• content - Lesson content
• order - Lesson order/menu order

Query Parameters for GET /users:

• page - Page number (default: 1)
• per_page - Items per page (default: 20, max: 100)
• search - Search term

Enrollment Parameters:

• course_id - Course ID (required)

Role Change Parameters:

• role - WordPress role (subscriber, student, teacher, administrator, etc.)

Statistics Response Includes:

• total_users - Total registered users
• total_courses - Total published courses
• total_revenue - Lifetime WooCommerce revenue
• active_subscriptions - Active subscription count
• mrr - Monthly Recurring Revenue
• enrollments_this_month - Current month enrollments
• monthly_revenue - Revenue breakdown by month (chart data)
• subscription_breakdown - Subscription status distribution
• daily_enrollments - Daily enrollment trends (chart data)
• top_products - Best-selling products

curl -X GET "https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/courses?page=1&per_page=10" \
  -u username:app-password

curl -X POST https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/courses \
  -u username:app-password \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Introduction to WordPress",
    "content": "Learn the basics of WordPress development",
    "status": "publish",
    "price": "99.00",
    "access_mode": "open"
  }'

curl -X PUT https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/courses/123 \
  -u username:app-password \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Advanced WordPress Development",
    "price": "149.00"
  }'

curl -X POST https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/courses/123/lessons \
  -u username:app-password \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Lesson 1: Getting Started",
    "content": "Welcome to the course!",
    "order": 1
  }'

curl -X POST https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/users/456/enroll \
  -u username:app-password \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "course_id": 123
  }'

curl -X GET https://your-site.com/wp-json/campus/v1/stats \
  -u username:app-password

• ✅ All endpoints require authentication via Application Passwords
• ✅ Admin-level permissions (manage_options) required
• ✅ Input sanitization on all parameters
• ✅ WordPress nonces not required (using Application Passwords)
• ✅ HTTPS recommended for production environments

The API returns standard HTTP status codes:

• 200 - Success
• 201 - Created
• 400 - Bad Request
• 401 - Unauthorized (authentication required)
• 403 - Forbidden (insufficient permissions)
• 404 - Not Found
• 500 - Internal Server Error

Example error response:

{
  "code": "campus_rest_unauthorized",
  "message": "Authentication required. Use an Application Password via Basic Auth.",
  "data": {
    "status": 401
  }
}

campus-lms-bridge/
├── campus-lms-bridge.php          # Main plugin file
├── README.md                       # This file
└── includes/
    ├── class-campus-auth.php       # Authentication handler
    ├── class-campus-courses.php    # Courses REST controller
    ├── class-campus-lessons.php    # Lessons REST controller
    ├── class-campus-users.php      # Users REST controller
    └── class-campus-stats.php      # Statistics REST controller

• CAMPUS_BRIDGE_VERSION - Plugin version
• CAMPUS_BRIDGE_PATH - Plugin directory path
• CAMPUS_BRIDGE_NS - REST API namespace (campus/v1)

The plugin uses standard WordPress hooks:

• plugins_loaded - Initialize plugin classes
• rest_api_init - Register REST API routes

For issues and feature requests, please contact WebCoders Dev.

• Initial release
• Course CRUD operations
• Lesson management
• User management and enrollment
• WooCommerce statistics integration
• Application Password authentication

This plugin is proprietary software developed by WebCoders Dev.

Author: WebCoders Dev
Version: 1.0.0
Requires: WordPress 5.6+, LearnDash, WooCommerce