Simple JWT Auth – JWT Authentication for WP REST API
by Sayan Dey · Uncategorized
JWT authentication for the WordPress REST API: access and refresh tokens with rotation, revocation, and validation for headless and decoupled apps.
80 health vs 55 average across 20,718 Uncategorized plugins
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Excellent listing optimization
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Since 2024-10-31 · 685 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
104
now · peak 104
Estimated active installs
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Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
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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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JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B -
JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP REST API – Pure Taxonomies 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- A API Bearer Auth 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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CoCart JWT Authentication 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - S SearchWP API 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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