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Disable WP REST API vs WordPress REST API (Version 2)

Disable WP REST API

by Jeff Starr

30K+ installs4.8

WordPress REST API (Version 2)

by Ryan McCue

10K+ installs4.2

At a glance

  • Disable WP REST API has more active installs: 30K+, against 10K+ for WordPress REST API (Version 2).
  • On a typical day, Disable WP REST API is downloaded about 225 times, WordPress REST API (Version 2) about 46.
  • Disable WP REST API is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 36 reviews, against 4.2 from 34 reviews.
  • Disable WP REST API was updated more recently: Aug 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for WordPress REST API (Version 2).
  • Disable WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for WordPress REST API (Version 2).
  • WordPress REST API (Version 2) has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for Disable WP REST API.

Line by line

Disable WP REST API leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricDisable WP REST APIWordPress REST API (Version 2)
Popular rank#966#2,123
Active installs30K+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days6.6K1.1K
Rating4.8(36)4.2(34)
Support threads resolved100%–
Tested up to7.1.44.7.39
Search multiplier×1.15×0.00
Last release3 months ago9 years ago
Requires PHP5.6.20–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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