WordPress plugin comparison

Disable REST API vs Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer

Disable REST API

by Dave McHale

80K+ installs4.8

Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer

by Scripts + Pixels Studio

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Disable REST API has more active installs: 80K+, against fewer than 10 for Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer.
On a typical day, Disable REST API is downloaded about 319 times, Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer about 2.
Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer has no reviews yet.
Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Sep 14, 2023 for Disable REST API.
Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.3.14 for Disable REST API.
Disable REST API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer.

Disable REST API leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable REST API	Scripts + Pixels Direct Answer
Popular rank	#513	#71,310
Active installs	80K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	7.9K	47
Rating	4.8(38)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.3.14	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.05
Last release	3 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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