WordPress REST API (Version 2)
by Ryan McCue · Uncategorized
Access your site's data through an easy-to-use HTTP REST API. (Version 2)
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “10K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1392 daily snapshots
Details
- Version
- 2.0-beta15
- Last updated
- 8.6y ago
- Added
- 2009-04-25
- Requires WP
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 4.7.33
- Requires PHP
- —
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 207 days in band
- 2024-10-02 30K+ → 20K+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-09-26 20K+ → 30K+ up
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