REST API Custom Fields
by Make · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 70.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin enhances Wordpress REST API v2 responses about metadata
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “api”, “endpoint” and “endpoints” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 15.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2269 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2269 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| endpoint your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| endpoints your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “api”, “endpoint” and “endpoints” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 464 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “700+”. 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 under 800.
Install history since 16 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dallinchase4.0y ago
Simple but great plugin. It allowed me to add everything I needed from my CPT fields to the WP rest API v2. Thank you guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Damien5.5y ago
This is truly excellent. It makes adding fields to the Rest API easy. However, there’s the slight issue that it slows down every. single. page. by 3-5 seconds because it makes a terribly slow SQL query on EVERY admin page. So I use it when I need it. Then I quickly deactivate it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ agent3bood5.8y ago
Simple to use, does what is says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dpw16.0y ago
Extremely simple to use and effective, just plain plug-and-play style. Thank you very much for the amazing app.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ talsh2726.3y ago
Spared me a lot of headache. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ onito0006.9y ago
Hey bro, you created an awesome plugin. Your plugin solved all my issues, thank you so much, my friend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 173528447.0y ago
I don’t need anything else then to include some fields in my API and this simple plugin let me set it up in a very intuitive way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jorge Henrique de Oliveira7.1y ago
I love the Integromat tool, but the WordPress plugin doesn’t work for me. Once installed the whole site is slow. I did every possible test, even a fresh install of WordPress on another server, but the problem is the same. It was necessary to delete the plugin. I will wait for future versions to see if the issue is resolved.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 68 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "endpoint", "Endpoints" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 800+ → 700+ down after 136 days in tier
- 2026-06-11 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 900+ → 800+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 900+ → 1K+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 1K+ → 900+ down
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 REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Make Connector 70K+ installs · 3.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
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 Controller 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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