API Press – External API data, Connect API, Import API
by Quicksnail Plugins · Content & Feeds
Connect APIs to WordPress. Send data to API, display external API data with shortcode, or import API data and create posts.
83 health vs 65 average across 319 Content & Feeds plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-09-02 · 318 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
420
now · peak 420
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 126 days.
Install history · since 2025-09-02 · 317 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 30+ → 40+ up after 19 days in band
- 2026-06-28 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-27 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-26 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-25 30+ → 20+ down after 66 days in band
- 2026-04-20 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-04-14 30+ → 20+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-03-31 20+ → 30+ up after 46 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP REST API Controller 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Health Endpoint 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
REST API Toolbox 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Custom API for WP 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
JSON API User 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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