Advanced Custom Routes – Custom Endpoints for WP REST API
by Logan Carlile · Uncategorized
The easiest way to create custom WP REST API Routes without writing a line of code.
45 health vs 55 average across 13,443 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2546 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
44
now · peak 72
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-15 40+ → 30+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-12 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 30+ → 40+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 40+ → 30+ down after 267 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-05 40+ → 50+ up after 137 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in tier
Competes with
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WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D - W WP REST API Meta Endpoints 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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