JSON API User
by Ali Qureshi · Social
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Extends the JSON API Plugin to allow RESTful user registration, authentication & many other User Meta, BP functions. A Pro version is also available.
83 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social 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
Well tuned across the board
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
609
now · peak 2.5K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v4.1.3
50
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% run the current release. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-27 · 1,433 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay. The range spans more than 10x because wp.org publishes install counts as broad bands, and conversion and price compound on top. Read the midpoint as an order of magnitude, not a valuation.
How we estimate this
Assumptions
- Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
- Annual price per customer. $39–$99 a year, typical for Social plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
- Acquisition multiple. 1.5x–2.5x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, compressed because the install trend is declining.
- Install base. 1K–2K active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).
Inputs
- Active installs
- 1K–2K
- Category
- Social
- Pro tier
- detected (description mentions a Pro or Premium version)
- Download trend
- declining (30d downloads down vs prior 30d)
- Reviews
- 21
- Last updated
- 43 days ago
Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ evgentret1.6y ago
Sending email without link.Plugin used own api system, that obsolete
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrey5.0y ago
Dont work This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by Andrey.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HectaCon6.1y ago
Waste of time and misleading
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ job6.6y ago
Saves a lot of time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ proeyes7.4y ago
Many thanks for this plugin is done my job quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danilopaulinodasilva8.6y ago
Really great plug-in
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dleeward8.8y ago
. This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by dleeward.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dleeward8.8y ago
I paid for the paid version, User Plus for the admin usermeta features. I needed it to work without cookies and the developer made changes in a matter of a couple days. Fills the gap in the WP REST API shortcomings with users and usermeta.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 6.4 JSON API User <= 4.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'content' Parameter ↗2026-07-02 CVE-2026-9626 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.1.0 Patched in 4.1.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 524 days in tier
- 2023-08-17 3K+ → 2K+ down
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