Headless REST API Security
by Md. Rakib Ullah · Uncategorized
Manage access to the WordPress REST API by restricting public endpoints, enabling specific route allow-listing, and handling API key authentication.
81 health vs 56 average across 12,077 Uncategorized 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 2026-01-20 · 178 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
164
now · peak 179
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.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 82 days.
Install history · since 2026-01-21 · 176 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 20+ → 30+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 10+ → 20+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 20+ → 10+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 10+ → 20+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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