WordPress plugin comparison
Custom API for WP vs REST API Console
At a glance
- Custom API for WP has more active installs: 1K+, against 70+ for REST API Console.
- On a typical day, Custom API for WP is downloaded about 42 times, REST API Console about 3.
- Custom API for WP is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
- Custom API for WP was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Nov 30, 2016 for REST API Console.
- Custom API for WP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for REST API Console.
- REST API Console has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Custom API for WP.
Line by line
Custom API for WP leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom API for WP |  REST API Console |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,148 | #18,672 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.8K | 72 |
| Rating | 4.8(45) | 2.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | – |
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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