Disable REST API for Real
by Samuel Aguilera · Uncategorized
Really prevents the REST API from handling requests (default) or require user to be logged in.
46 health vs 56 average across 11,792 Uncategorized plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.21, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2437 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 124
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-06 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 300+ → 200+ down after 59 days in tier
- 2025-11-02 200+ → 300+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 300+ → 200+ down after 447 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 400+ → 300+ down after 245 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server 8K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D - W WP REST API Meta Endpoints 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D
- W WP REST API Custom Fields 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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