WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server
by Joe Hoyle · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 7.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Connect applications to your WordPress site without ever giving away your password.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
7K+
≈8K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “api”, “json” and “rest” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 178.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 818 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 818 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 | ||
| json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “api”, “json” and “rest” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.7K · 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.2y ago
latest release · v0.4.4 · 5 Aug 2024
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 12 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ springapidev5.7y ago
it is very good plugin, please update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ahmed Hnewa5.7y ago
Really Useful And Good Plugin But Please 1- Reply on The Support Forum 2- Update it To Work Good With Last WordPress Verison 3 – No Clear Docs 4 – not work with localhost
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ majidmad6.6y ago
Missing parameter oauth_token
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mphramin8.2y ago
I have create application with consumer name, description and callback. but after few our, that application had removed. why did that? This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by mphramin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rehmat Alam9.1y ago
Got this working after some good amount of work! Thanks for bringing this and making API calls secure.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eddiewebb9.3y ago
Just google { "code": "rest_cannot_create", "message": "Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user.", "data": { "status": 401 } } and you’ll find anyone using this plugin having issues authenticating to perform and protected operations. Dev team is not even responding to github issues or forum posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ enriquecerda9.9y ago
Hello, I have made an adapter for Parse Server under Node.js with which you can link the login of any installation of wordpress in Parse Server, for that I have used your plugin, which is the one that gives us access_token and allows us to verify the authenticity Of the user registered in the server. https://github.com/enriquecerda/parse-server-wordpress-login
Read on wp.org ↗
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Connect applications to your WordPress site without ever giving away your password."
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,838 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 7K+ → 8K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 8K+ → 7K+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 604 days in tier
- 2024-08-03 10K+ → 9K+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 9K+ → 10K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2024-04-19 10K+ → 9K+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2024-03-06 9K+ → 10K+ up after 25 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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