WordPress plugin comparison
Forum REST API vs WP REST API
At a glance
- WP REST API has more active installs: 400+, against fewer than 10 for Forum REST API.
- On a typical day, WP REST API is downloaded about 7 times, Forum REST API about 1.
- Forum REST API has no reviews yet.
- Forum REST API was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2024, against Mar 1, 2016 for WP REST API.
- Forum REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 4.4.34 for WP REST API.
- WP REST API has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Forum REST API.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Forum REST API |  WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,101 | #9,837 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 192 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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