WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Order Status for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce Legacy REST API

Custom Order Status for WooCommerce

by tychesoftwares

10K+ installs3.3

WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic

400K+ installs1.5

At a glance

WooCommerce Legacy REST API has more active installs: 400K+, against 10K+ for Custom Order Status for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, WooCommerce Legacy REST API is downloaded about 2,493 times, Custom Order Status for WooCommerce about 72.
Custom Order Status for WooCommerce is rated higher: 3.3 out of 5 from 32 reviews, against 1.5 from 29 reviews.
WooCommerce Legacy REST API was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for Custom Order Status for WooCommerce.
Custom Order Status for WooCommerce resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.
Custom Order Status for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.

WooCommerce Legacy REST API leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Order Status for WooCommerce	WooCommerce Legacy REST API
Popular rank	#1,744	#154
Active installs	10K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	266.7K
Rating	3.3(32)	1.5(29)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	–
Search multiplier	×0.83	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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