WP REST API Controller
by Evan Herman · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 113.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enable a UI to toggle visibility and customize properties in WP REST API requests.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “api”, “controller” and “endpoint” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 188.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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: Update recency
Updated 1319 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1319 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| controller your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| endpoint your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “api”, “controller” and “endpoint” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.6y ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 22 Mar 2023
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 54% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ meirk5.4y ago
taxonomies not saving – no response from support This topic was modified 5 years, 1 month ago by meirk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elec11237.5y ago
It is not removed from the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.8y ago
This thing saved me a lot of time trying to expose Woocommerce product price directly in WordPress API, awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bakersfielddba9.0y ago
How do I add feature images into customize Post Type. I’m Having issue that
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antimine9.1y ago
This is the best of best!!! thank you very much!!!! This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by antimine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ linkerx9.2y ago
you made my day!!!! thanks!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thadknull9.3y ago
I was able to use this on a project with a newspaper using WordPress. Very handy — the one issue we did notice was that you cannot have a meta variable that has a “custom meta key” name of “id” because when it conflicts with the WordPress post ID in the JSON object: it makes all the custom fields appear empty. All we had to do was change that setting for the “id” field in the plugin’s admin panel and all was well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ basememara9.3y ago
Thank you for creating this, a GUI to managing the REST API is exactly what WP needs! One thing though, any idea why my custom fields are “null” in the web service even though there are values in the backend? I’m using WP-Types if that makes a difference. This topic was modified 9 years ago by basememara.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enable a UI to toggle visibility and customize properties in WP REST API requests."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 942 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-16 9K+ → 8K+ down after 152 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2042 days in tier
- 2020-05-13 9K+ → 10K+ up after 149 days in tier
- 2019-12-16 7K+ → 9K+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 5K+ → 7K+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2019-04-04 500+ → 5K+ up
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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WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
REST API Custom Fields 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Ultimate Endpoints With Rest Api 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Make Connector 70K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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