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REST XML-RPC Data Checker

by Enrico Sorcinelli · Security

Also makes 2 other plugins · 980+ installs across the portfolio →

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REST XML-RPC Data Checker allow to check JSON REST and XML-RPC API requests and grant access permissions.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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46 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

46 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins

900+

Active installs

≈950 estimated

11.7K

Total downloads

since 2018

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+65%

155

Downloads · 30d

category median +15%

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

Directory ranking optimization

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How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

48 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 8/100
WP compatibility 41/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1486 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+65% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

155

now · peak 241

14830d downloads · Aug 26

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

REST XML-RPC Data Ch · #7247 you Disable REST API · #508 Disable WP REST API · #1002 WPGet API · #1797

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.

164per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

4.1y ago

latest release · v1.4.0

9

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.4.0 · 4.1y ago1.3.2 · 6.0y ago1.3.1 · 7.3y ago1.3.0 · 7.5y ago1.2.2 · 7.7y ago1.2.1 · 7.7y ago1.1.0 · 7.8y ago1.0.1 · 7.8y ago1.0.0 · 7.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.4 94%
v1.3 6.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
900–1K ≈950

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2021-04-18 · 1,424 observations

900Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.4.0
Last updated
4.1y ago
Added
2018-11-11 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
4.4
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP
5.2.4
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Oleg Meglin
    3.5y ago

    This really is a great plugin. The only feature I would love to see is WP-CLI support.

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  2. ★★★★★ bro007
    3.8y ago

    A very useful plugin that works well. The plugin helped close access to the JSON REST API for unregistered users, and also nullified attacks on XML-RPC!

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  3. ★★★★★ Envox d.o.o.
    5.5y ago

    Having more options that I expected (i.e. enable/disable on user level). Thanks for nice plugin.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

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Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Italian 50%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1285 days in tier
  2. 2022-12-19 900+ → 1K+ up

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