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WP REST API Helper

by MD. Rabiul Islam Robi · Uncategorized

Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →

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A plugin to help out WP REST API.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins

30+

Active installs

≈37 estimated

2.0K

Total downloads

since 2020

3.98★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 1 reviews

+41%

76

Downloads · 30d

category median +20%

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.17.

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.

39 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 3/100
WP compatibility 28/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1997 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+41% vs prior 30d
4Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

76

now · peak 157

7630d downloads · Sep 26

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

WP REST API Helper · #23251 you Disable REST API · #509 Make Connector · #561 Disable WP REST API · #1002

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.

2.5Kper 1k installs · Sep 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30–40 ≈37

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations

30Installs · Sep 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 1 reviews

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5★
1 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
2.0.2
Last updated
5.5y ago
Added
2020-03-29 · 6 yrs old
Requires WP
4.7
Tested up to
5.7.17
Requires PHP
7.0
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ geochanto
    5.1y ago

    Just used this and it saved me a lot of time by adding some of the commonly used widgets to the REST API, like categories and recent posts. Thanks!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-24 40+ → 30+ down after 26 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-29 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-05-28 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2026-05-27 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
  5. 2026-05-25 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-05-24 30+ → 40+ up after 29 days in tier
  7. 2026-04-25 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-04-24 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier

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