WordPress plugin comparison
API REST Posts vs Flexible Posts Widget
At a glance
- Flexible Posts Widget has more active installs: 7K+, against 10+ for API REST Posts.
- On a typical day, Flexible Posts Widget is downloaded about 23 times, API REST Posts about 2.
- API REST Posts has no reviews yet.
- API REST Posts was updated more recently: Jul 1, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- API REST Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- Flexible Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for API REST Posts.
Line by line
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| Metric |  API REST Posts |  Flexible Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,306 | #2,511 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 629 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(56) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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