WordPress plugin comparison
REST API Featured Image vs WP REST API
At a glance
- REST API Featured Image has more active installs: 600+, against 20+ for WP REST API.
- On a typical day, REST API Featured Image is downloaded about 9 times, WP REST API about 5.
- WP REST API has no reviews yet.
- REST API Featured Image was updated more recently: Aug 6, 2025, against Nov 9, 2017 for WP REST API.
- REST API Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.8.34 for WP REST API.
- WP REST API has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for REST API Featured Image.
Line by line
REST API Featured Image leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  REST API Featured Image |  WP REST API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,279 | #27,945 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 187 | 120 |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.23 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 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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