Fix: improve performance by not loading REST controllers on frontend#387
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Code snippets registers 5 REST controllers on every request (frontend included).
Why it matters? Because it registers
rest_api_inithooks on frontend requests where they will never fire (REST requests go through a separate path).These five REST controller instances are created on every request, each adding an
add_action('rest_api_init', ...)hook. On pure frontend page loads,rest_api_initnever fires, so the routes are never registered — but the constructor + hook registration still runs.The PR defers REST controller instantiation — wrap the 5 REST controllers in a single
rest_api_initcallback that creates them lazily. Saves ~5 object constructions + hook registrations on frontend.