WordPress plugin comparison
Disable REST API vs RESTful JSON API
At a glance
- Disable REST API has more active installs: 80K+, against 10+ for RESTful JSON API.
- On a typical day, Disable REST API is downloaded about 319 times, RESTful JSON API about 3.
- RESTful JSON API has no reviews yet.
- RESTful JSON API was updated more recently: Sep 7, 2026, against Sep 14, 2023 for Disable REST API.
- RESTful JSON API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Disable REST API.
- Disable REST API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for RESTful JSON API.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Disable REST API |  RESTful JSON API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #513 | #30,943 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 7.9K | 69 |
| Rating | 4.8(38) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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