JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs
by miniOrange · Uncategorized
Secure and protect WordPress REST API from unauthorized access using JWT token, Basic Authentication, API Key, OAuth 2, or external token.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “20K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-02-25 10K+ → 20K+ up after 365 days in band
- 2023-02-25 9K+ → 10K+ up after 26 days in band
- 2023-01-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 29 days in band
- 2023-01-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 days in band
- 2022-12-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2022-12-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 7 days in band
- 2022-12-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 71 days in band
- 2022-10-11 7K+ → 8K+ up
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-rest-api-authentication" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs: 20K+ active installs, 4.4★ (73 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-rest-api-authentication