HuxxConnect – REST API Connector for WordPress
by huxxco · Uncategorized
Connect WordPress to any REST API. Configure endpoints, manage credentials securely, and display data using shortcodes or template functions.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+133%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “api”, “external api” and “json” for “postman”, “formatter” and “forecast”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postman” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “formatter” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “json” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forecast” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 13 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| api connector your tag | #13 | #15 | up 1 |
| postman | #8 | #9 | up 2 |
| formatter | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| forecast | #21 | #18 | 0 |
| weather forecast | #23 | #14 | down 4 |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| external api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “api”, “external api” and “json” for “postman”, “formatter” and “forecast”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “postman” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “external api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “formatter” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “json” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forecast” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “api connector”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Mar 2026 · 217 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 356 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
13
releases in the last 12 months
2d ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 29 Oct 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 168 days.
Install history since 1 Apr 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ IceManOnline6mo 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 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kappesante7mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Connect WordPress to any REST API. Configure endpoints, manage credentials securely, and display data using..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Beaver Builder, Telegram.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,761 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "api-connector", "JSON" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 20+ → 10+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 48 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 10+ → 20+ 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).
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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 7K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
Custom API for WP 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
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