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JWT Authentication for WP REST API · Version history

JWT Authentication for WP REST API changelog and version history

Latest version
1.5.0
Feb 18, 2026 (8 months ago)
Releases
20
since 2015
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20151 release
  • 20164 releases
  • 20171 release
  • 20181 release
  • 20224 releases
  • 20231 release
  • 20241 release
  • 20256 releases
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.5.0Latest

    • Security: Updated dependencies to latest secure versions (deep-copy, php-parser, phpunit)
    • Feature: Smart upgrade prompts that appear based on actual plugin usage rather than immediately after installation
    • Feature: Usage-based notifications showing real token activity in the dashboard for more relevant upgrade recommendations
    • Improvement: Better first-time experience – new users won’t see upgrade prompts until they’ve had a chance to use the plugin
    • Fix: UTM tracking on upgrade links now works correctly to measure campaign effectiveness

20256 releases

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.4.1

    • Enhancement: Updated lucide-react from 0.294.0 to 0.541.0 – Latest icon library improvements with new icons and performance optimizations
    • Enhancement: Updated tailwind-merge from 2.6.0 to 3.3.1 – Enhanced CSS utility merging capabilities for better styling performance
    • Enhancement: Updated react-syntax-highlighter from 15.6.1 to 15.6.3 – Bug fixes for code display components
    • Development: Updated ESLint to version 9.34.0 – Latest JavaScript linting capabilities
    • Development: Updated TypeScript ESLint to version 8.40.0 – Improved TypeScript code quality checks
    • Development: Updated Vite to version 7.1.3 – Faster build times and improved development experience
    • Development: Updated Vitest to version 3.2.4 – Enhanced testing framework with better coverage reporting
    • Development: Added @usebruno/cli version 2.9.1 – API testing capabilities for development

  2. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.4.0

    • Feature: Live API Explorer – Interactive tool to test JWT endpoints directly from admin dashboard with real API calls
    • Feature: Enhanced Configuration Dashboard – Real-time monitoring of system health and setup requirements
    • Feature: Modern Admin Interface – Complete redesign with React-based components for improved usability
    • Performance: Optimized dashboard loading by consolidating API calls into single endpoint
    • Performance: Faster configuration checks with streamlined status validation
    • Enhancement: Improved visual design with better text clarity and professional styling
    • Enhancement: Modular interface with organized dashboard sections for easier navigation

  3. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.8

    • Fix upsell notice bug, now it is show only one time

  4. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.7

    • Added PRO announcement

  5. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.6

    • Added Safeguard in enqueue_plugin_assets to Handle Null or Empty $suffix

  6. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.5

    • Notice: Add JWT Authentication Pro beta announcement notice.

20241 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.4

    • Fix: Skip any type of validation when the authorization header is not Bearer.
    • Feature: Added a setting page to share data and add information about the plugin.

20231 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.3

    • Update php-jwt to 6.4.0
    • Fix php warnings (https://github.com/Tmeister/wp-api-jwt-auth/pull/259)
    • Fix the condition where it checks if the request is a REST Request (https://github.com/Tmeister/wp-api-jwt-auth/pull/256)

20224 releases

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.2

    • Fix conflicts with other plugins using the same JWT library adding a wrapper namespace to the JWT class.

  2. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.1

    • Updating the minimum version of PHP to 7.4
    • Validate the signing algorithm against the supported algorithms @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7518#section-3
    • Sanitize the REQUEST_URI and HTTP_AUTHORIZATION values before to use them
    • Use get_header() instead of $_SERVER to get the Authorization header when possible
    • Added typed properties to the JWT_Auth class where possible
    • Along with this release, I release a new simple JWT Client App for testing purposes @see https://github.com/Tmeister/jwt-client

  3. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.3.0

    • Update firebase/php-jwt to 6.3
    • Fix warning, register_rest_route was called incorrectly
    • Allow for Basic Auth, by not attempting to validate Authentication Headers if a valid user has already been determined (see: https://github.com/Tmeister/wp-api-jwt-auth/issues/241)
    • Added a new filter (jwt_auth_algorithm) to allow for customizing the algorithm used for signing the token
    • Props: https://github.com/bradmkjr

  4. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.6

    • Cookies && Token compatibility
    • Fix the root problem with gutenberg infinite loops and allow the token validation/generation if the WP cookie exists.
    • More info (https://github.com/Tmeister/wp-api-jwt-auth/pull/138)
    • Props: https://github.com/andrzejpiotrowski

20181 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.5

    • Add Gutenberg Compatibility
    • More info (https://github.com/Tmeister/wp-api-jwt-auth/issues/126)

20171 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.4

    • Update firebase/php-jwt to v5.0.0 ( https://github.com/firebase/php-jwt )
    • Add Requires PHP Tag

20164 releases

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.3

    • Fix Max recursion error in WordPress 4.7 #44

  2. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.2

    • Add an extra validation to get the Authorization header
    • Increase determine_current_user priority Fix #13
    • Add the user object as parameter in the jwt_auth_token_before_sign hook
    • Improve error message when auth fails #34
    • Tested with 4.6.1

  3. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.1

  4. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.2.0

    • Tested with 4.4.2

20151 release

  1. JWT Authentication for WP REST API 1.0.0

    • Initial Release.

Questions about JWT Authentication for WP REST API’s releases

What is the latest version of JWT Authentication for WP REST API?

1.5.0, released on Feb 18, 2026 (8 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4.0 or later.

How often is JWT Authentication for WP REST API updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from September 2015.

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