REST API Helper
by JasmanXcrew · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 530+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin help REST API for display featured media source, author, categories, and custom fields.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “json”, “json api” and “mobile app” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 23.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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 1763 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1763 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 14d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 14d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ionic your tag | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| ionic app | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| json api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile app your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 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
- “json”, “json api” and “mobile app” 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 444 · 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
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 · 100% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 29 Nov 2020
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin help REST API for display featured media source, author, categories, and custom fields."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("made for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, ACF, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,519 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "json api" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 500+ → 400+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 600+ → 500+ down after 154 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 700+ → 600+ down after 178 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 800+ → 700+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2025-01-19 900+ → 800+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 12 days in tier
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★ · 2 shared tags D -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server 7K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - R REST API Log 5K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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REST API Toolbox 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
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