Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials
by oneteamsoftware · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 6.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple REST API Authentication plugin for WordPress - a powerful solution for integrating your website with external applications.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈61 estimated
Momentum
+62%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “api”, “rest api” and “jwt” for “credentials”, “crud” and “python”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credentials” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rest api” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “crud” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “jwt” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “python” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 3.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 34 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| credentials | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| basic auth your tag | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| jwt auth your tag | #9 | #19 | up 3 |
| crud | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| jwt your tag | #18 | #23 | up 4 |
| rest api your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| api authentication | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| python | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| json rest api | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| http basic auth | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| jwt authentication | #16 | #24 | up 3 |
| external authentication | #19 | #24 | down 3 |
| api rest | #24 | #24 | — |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “api”, “rest api” and “jwt” for “credentials”, “crud” and “python”. “api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “credentials” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “rest api” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “crud” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “jwt” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “python” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 22 Jan 2023 · 1,378 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 335 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 60.
Install history since 21 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stefanwildcloud3.0y ago
Using this plugin in a dev-environment. Easy to disable SSL/Https for rest api-calls to Woo commerce. Works like a charm 🙂 Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 30 Oct 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,839 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "jwt", "jwt auth" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 60+ → 50+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 50+ → 60+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 60+ → 50+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 50+ → 60+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 50+ → 40+ down after 103 days in tier
- 2025-11-24 60+ → 50+ down after 2 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).
- A API Bearer Auth 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
-
Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Make Connector 70K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable WP REST API 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-simple-rest-api-authentication" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials: 60+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-simple-rest-api-authentication
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.