HI FCM vs Disable REST API

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D41

Health D53

Active-install trajectory

Disable REST API moved down one install band, 90K+ to 80K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HI FCM	Disable REST API
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 53 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	8/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	0	38 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	63/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.3y ago	3.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	147	5.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	10% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

HI FCMDisable REST API

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.