WP REST Yoast Meta
by Acato · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 11.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds meta tags as generated by Yoast SEO to the WP REST API. And adds a custom endpoint to retrieve all redirects as they are set in Yoast SEO Premium …
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+47%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “adopt me”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 34.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 647 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 647 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adopt me your tag | #13 | #14 | up 1 |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp rest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yoast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “adopt me”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “api”, “wp rest” and “wp rest api” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 690 · 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
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v2025.1.0 · 23 Jan 2025
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 61% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Jan 2020
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds meta tags as generated by Yoast SEO to the WP REST API. And adds a custom endpoint to retrieve all red..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Yoast, REST API, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,470 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "adopt-me" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-02-28 600+ → 1K+ 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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WP REST Cache 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP REST API Cache 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP REST Menus 90+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
SEO Fields API Support 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Publicator Helper 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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