HuxxConnect – REST API Connector for WordPress

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 416 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ IceManOnline

   4mo ago

   I’m in the process of rebuilding an old business directory site and needed to fetch all the member data via API. First try with Claude was actually decent. Then I got the chance to test the beta of the pro version. What a difference… Much easier to handle and to customize, even without much knowledge working with APIs. Top notch support, as nested calls were a bit troublesome. Got it to work in no time and have a much better solution that before. APIs – here I come 😉

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2. ★★★★★ kappesante

   5mo ago

   I rarely had to deal with external APIs, it’s complicated scary stuff for my ‘half-dev half-designer’ perspective. Every time was the same: at some point I ask for help from some more skilled developer who eventually gets angry and frustrated (usually using WPGetAPI). Then I stumbled upon this hidden gem, decided to try, and honestly.. I don’t think I’ll ever need any more help. The dummy connection happening in the tutorial is streamlined enough to make me feel like I’m not trying to do a brain surgery, gave me a clear idea of what I was doing, and when I moved to the real thing I did know how to set everything up. It works and it’s easy, and protects you from making huge mistakes. Never be so pumped for a plugin find here.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 48 days in tier
2. 2026-07-14 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 97 days in tier
4. 2026-04-04 — → 10+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• 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
• Custom API for WP 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A

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HuxxConnect – REST API Connector for WordPress: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/huxx-connect