A dependency-free PHP API for WordPress admin-ajax.php handlers. One listen() call registers the wp_ajax_* and wp_ajax_nopriv_* hooks for you, and handlers are restricted to logged-in users unless you opt in, so a public endpoint is always a deliberate choice rather than a copy-pasted nopriv line.

Part of Pollora, the Laravel framework for WordPress. In a Pollora project it is already installed: use the #[Ajax] attribute or the Pollora\Support\Facades\Ajax facade instead.

Installation

composer require pollora/ajax

Requires PHP 8.2+ and WordPress (the adapter calls add_action()).

Quick start

use Pollora\Ajax\Ajax;

// Logged-in users only (default, wp_ajax_my_action)
Ajax::listen('my_action', function (): void {
    wp_send_json_success(['message' => 'It works!']);
});

// Everyone: wp_ajax_* and wp_ajax_nopriv_* (explicit opt-in)
Ajax::listen('public_action', fn () => wp_send_json_success())->forAllUsers();

// Guests only (wp_ajax_nopriv_*)
Ajax::listen('guest_action', fn () => wp_send_json_success())->forGuestUsers();

What you get

• Ajax::listen($action, $callback) returns a fluent AjaxAction; the hooks are registered once the chain completes.
• Secure default: logged-in users only. forAllUsers(), forGuestUsers() and forLoggedUsers() change the audience.
• AjaxAccess enum: LOGGED, GUEST and ALL, for choosing the audience programmatically.
• Ajax::injectScripts() prints var Pollora = { ajaxurl: "…/admin-ajax.php" }; in wp_head, for front-end requests.
• Hexagonal core: RegisterAjaxActionService works against an AjaxActionRegistrarPort; the WordPress registrar is one adapter.

With the Pollora framework

Inside Pollora, declare handlers with the #[Ajax] attribute; they are discovered automatically:

use Pollora\Ajax\Domain\Model\AjaxAccess;
use Pollora\Attributes\Ajax;

class NewsletterHandler
{
    #[Ajax('subscribe')]
    public function subscribe(): void
    {
        wp_send_json_success(['message' => 'Subscribed!']);
    }

    #[Ajax('load_more', access: AjaxAccess::ALL)]
    public function loadMore(): void
    {
        wp_send_json_success([/* ... */]);
    }
}

Documentation

• docs/ajax.md: the security model, the AjaxAccess enum, front-end JavaScript and script injection.
• AJAX in a Pollora project: AJAX.

Testing

composer test

Contributing

Contributions are welcome: see the contributing guide. Report security issues privately, as described in the security policy.

License

Pollora Ajax is open-source software licensed under the MIT license. © RuBee group