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API Write Blocker

by teamredfox · Uncategorized

A plugin to control the operation of admin-ajax.php, REST API, and xmlrpc.

⚠ Few reviews
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71 Health · B
Maintenance 76/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

71 health vs 58 average across 7,519 Uncategorized plugins

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65 / 100

Room to improve

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Update recency 85/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 49/100
Listing tuning 20/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-10-26 · 264 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-29% vs prior 30d
Oct 25
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

22

now · peak 52

Directory rank

wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈16

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2025-10-28 · 254 observations

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
9mo ago
Added
2025-10-26
Requires WP
6.8
Tested up to
6.8.5
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-28 — → 10+ up

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API Write Blocker: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/api-write-blocker