This plugin modifies the REST API of a CMS to return only essential data fields, reducing response size and improving performance. It is designed for developers building front-end applications, like mobile apps or single-page websites, who need efficient data fetching from their CMS backend.

Compact Endpoint: Adds a ?_compact query parameter to posts and users endpoints. This returns a minimal set of fields (ID, title, link, date, and featured image) ideal for displaying lists or grids, significantly speeding up load times.

Detailed Endpoint: Adds a ?_detailed query parameter. This provides a more complete, but still curated, set of fields for posts and users (adding author, content, and categories) suitable for single-page views without the full, often bloated, default API response.

Field Reduction: It specifically removes numerous redundant or unused fields that are included in the default API output, which often contain internal data not needed by client applications.

Simple Installation: The plugin can be installed directly from the CMS plugin directory. Activation requires no configuration; the optimized endpoints are available immediately by adding the simple query parameters to API requests.

Performance Focus: By stripping out unnecessary data, the plugin reduces network transfer size and parsing overhead for client applications, leading to faster page loads and a more efficient data layer.