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HWConnector Lite – Headless REST API & CORS

by markmym · Uncategorized

Configure ACF REST API, CORS, and a contact form endpoint for headless WordPress — all through the admin dashboard, without touching functions.php.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 55 average across 14,032 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.

88 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

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

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2026-05-24 · 54 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

vs prior 30d
May 24
Jul 16

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

39

now · peak 98

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

HWConnector Lite · #48999 CoCart CORS Support · #9918 WPGraphQL · #949 WPGraphQL for ACF · #1989

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.

modeled estimate
0–0 ≈0

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2026-05-27 · 52 observations

Details

Version
1.0.1
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2026-05-27
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
7.0.2
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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HWConnector Lite – Headless REST API & CORS: — active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hwconnector-lite-headless-wp-rest-api-cors