WordPress plugin comparison
JSON API Auth vs WP REST API Meta Endpoints
JSON API Auth
by Ali Qureshi
600+ installs4.7
WP REST API Meta Endpoints
by Daniel Bachhuber
1K+ installs
At a glance
- WP REST API Meta Endpoints has more active installs: 1K+, against 600+ for JSON API Auth.
- On a typical day, JSON API Auth is downloaded about 21 times, WP REST API Meta Endpoints about 10.
- WP REST API Meta Endpoints has no reviews yet.
- JSON API Auth was updated more recently: Sep 25, 2026, against Feb 9, 2016 for WP REST API Meta Endpoints.
- JSON API Auth is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WP REST API Meta Endpoints.
- JSON API Auth has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for WP REST API Meta Endpoints.
Line by line
JSON API Auth leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | JSON API Auth | WP REST API Meta Endpoints |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,238 | #6,672 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 508 | 265 |
| Rating | 4.7(11) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.56 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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