Disable REST API and Require JWT / OAuth Authentication
by Benjamin Intal · Uncategorized
Disables all REST API endpoints and requires JWT or OAuth Authentication.
41 health vs 59 average across 6,979 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, 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 3216 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
34
now · peak 91
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 60+ up after 21 days in band
- 2026-05-09 60+ → 50+ down after 74 days in band
- 2026-02-24 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-23 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-02-19 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-17 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-02-12 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-11 60+ → 70+ up after 1 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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Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D - W WP REST API Meta Endpoints 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
- W WP REST API Custom Fields 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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