WPBuoy Endpoint Manager
by Martin Cipriano · Security
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
View, search, filter, and disable WordPress REST API endpoints. Reduce your attack surface and log blocked requests — no code required.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “api security” and “disable rest api” for “endpoint” and “attack surface”. “api security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “endpoint” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable rest api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attack surface” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 868 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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 13 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| endpoint | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| endpoint manager your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| attack surface | #16 | #21 | up 1 |
| api security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches 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
- Swap “api security” and “disable rest api” for “endpoint” and “attack surface”. “api security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “endpoint” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable rest api” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attack surface” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 May 2026 · 180 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 197 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
6 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 "View, search, filter, and disable WordPress REST API endpoints. Reduce your attack surface and log blocked..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for agencies"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,394 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("api security", "disable REST API", "rest api security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Turn Off REST API 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
RestArmor Security — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable REST API 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Make Connector 70K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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