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Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors vs Disable WP REST API

Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors

by SaffireTech

20+ installs4.0

Disable WP REST API

by Jeff Starr

30K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Disable WP REST API has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.
On a typical day, Disable WP REST API is downloaded about 225 times, Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors about 4.
Disable WP REST API is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 36 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Aug 10, 2026 for Disable WP REST API.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Disable WP REST API has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors.

Disable WP REST API leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable All WordPress Updates and Theme Editors	Disable WP REST API
Popular rank	#25,781	#966
Active installs	20+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	6.7K
Rating	4.0(4)	4.8(36)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.21	×1.15
Last release	1 month ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6.20

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