RESTful Content Syndication
by Anthony Eden · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Import post content from the Wordpress REST API on another Wordpress site
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “json”, “rest” and “wp json” 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.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 306 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content syndication | #1 | #9 | 0 |
| restful | #1 | #9 | 0 |
| syndication your tag | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| web syndication | #1 | #8 | — |
| restful api | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp json your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “json”, “rest” and “wp json” 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.
- Already on top for “content syndication” and “restful”. #1 and #1 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 332 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.7.1 · 30 Dec 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 137 days.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ antonroos7.7y ago
Thank you so much! This plugin works. Kudos to the developers. I have been searching for forever for a plugin like this. Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.7.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.8 RESTful Content Syndication 1.1.0 - 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗2025-10-31 CVE-2025-12171 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects 1.1.0 - 1.5.0 Patched in 1.6.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Import post content from the Wordpress REST API on another Wordpress site"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Yoast, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 378 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("JSON", "wp-json", "WP-REST" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 70+ → 80+ up after 127 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 60+ → 70+ up after 119 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 70+ → 60+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 80+ → 70+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 70+ → 80+ up after 5 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 for Real 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Disable Permanently REST API — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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