WordPress plugin comparison
Disable REST API vs Synapse
At a glance
- Disable REST API has more active installs: 80K+, against 20+ for Synapse.
- On a typical day, Disable REST API is downloaded about 319 times, Synapse about 2.
- Synapse has no reviews yet.
- Synapse was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2025, against Sep 14, 2023 for Disable REST API.
- Synapse is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.3.14 for Disable REST API.
- Disable REST API has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Synapse.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Disable REST API |  Synapse |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #513 | #26,529 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 7.9K | 43 |
| Rating | 4.8(38) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.09 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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