WooCommerce Legacy REST API
by Automattic · eCommerce
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
The WooCommerce Legacy REST API, which is now part of WooCommerce itself but will be removed in WooCommerce 9.0.
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Health
C 67/100
no flags
Active installs
400K+
≈450K estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “rest” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
67 health vs 71 average across 9,825 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 400K of 2.7M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,168 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 1 release 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 20 days ago
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
1.5★ over 29 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.1★
3 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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
+2.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| legacy | #2 | #23 | 0 |
| rest api your tag | #3 | #22 | up 18 |
| rest | #4 | #23 | up 20 |
| woocommerce rest api | #3 | #23 | 0 |
| api rest | #3 | #21 | 0 |
| api | #11 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress rest api | #10 | #24 | down 1 |
| no api | #12 | #24 | up 1 |
| woocommerce api | #13 | #24 | up 2 |
| plugin api | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| woo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “rest” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Jan 2024 · 1,021 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 612.7K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
20d ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 14 Oct 2026
6
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 “400K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Jan 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jbligh5mo ago
Shipping broke on the site I maintain. Upgrading to the new USPS API is a complex nightmare and Woo is not helping.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alfredobenni8mo ago
You’ve done a huge mess. E-commerce doesn’t work anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shopstyle1.1y ago
I’m glad it exists, but sadly it has lots of depreciation messages in PHP 8.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pradhanmukesh20081.1y ago
Its Amazing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thomasjarvisdesign1.8y ago
For some reason our clean install of woocommerce has the legacy rest api enabled and greyed out. Installing this plugin does not give us an option to turn off the api! Anyone got a solution on how to turn off the legacy rest api?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ easilyconfused1.9y ago
Installed in order to use Stripe, but despite jumping through many hoops, I still don’t have Stripe as an option? I wasted an afternoon for nothing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ essjay882.4y ago
Forced plugin install (not even an advisory notice) and either the auto updated WC 9.0 or the v1.0.4 plugin update crashed my client site. Critical error. I have rolled back to WC 8.9.3 and plugin v.1.0.3 to get the site back following advice at https://wordify.com/blog/woocommerce-9-0-0-update-class-wc_legacy_api-not-found/ This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by essjay88. Reason: update
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rafasashi2.5y ago
Installed without authorization. Disappointing…
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-14 Version 1.0.6 Update nonce handling for API key authentication. 1.0.6
- 2025-01-20 Version 1.0.5 Fix the usage of woocommerce_new_order action hook to avoid a fatal errors. 1.0.5
- 2024-05-16 Version 1.0.4 Correct a problem in which the attempted removal of admin notices (warning of HPOS incompatibility) could lead to a fatal error during plugin deactivation. 1.0.4
- 2024-05-15 Version 1.0.3 Fix a bug introduced in 1.0.2 that caused a fatal error when checking if HPOS is enabled. 1.0.3
- 2024-05-01 Version 1.0.2 Add a dismissable admin notice indicating that the Legacy REST API is not compatible with HPOS. The notice will appear if the orders table is (or has been) selected as the orders data store in the WooCommerce features se 1.0.2
- 2024-01-08 Version 1.0.1 Replace the text domain for human-readable strings from ‘woocommerce’ to ‘woocommerce-legacy-rest-api’. Add sanitization for data received via query string arguments and the $_SERVER array. 1.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 14 languages, 9 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 WooCommerce, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,012 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-29 500K+ → 400K+ down after 331 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 400K+ → 500K+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2024-05-18 300K+ → 400K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-05-09 200K+ → 300K+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2024-04-25 100K+ → 200K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-04-19 20K+ → 100K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-17 10K+ → 20K+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2024-03-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 6 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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JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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