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WordPress REST API (Version 2) vs XML-RPC Modernization

WordPress REST API (Version 2)

by Ryan McCue

10K+ installs4.2

XML-RPC Modernization

by Max Cutler

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

  • WordPress REST API (Version 2) has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for XML-RPC Modernization.
  • On a typical day, WordPress REST API (Version 2) is downloaded about 46 times, XML-RPC Modernization about 2.
  • XML-RPC Modernization is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 34 reviews.
  • WordPress REST API (Version 2) was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Dec 3, 2012 for XML-RPC Modernization.
  • WordPress REST API (Version 2) is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.7.39, against 3.5.2 for XML-RPC Modernization.
  • WordPress REST API (Version 2) has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for XML-RPC Modernization.

Line by line

WordPress REST API (Version 2) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricWordPress REST API (Version 2)XML-RPC Modernization
Popular rank#2,123#17,946
Active installs10K+80+
Downloads, last 30 days1.1K50
Rating4.2(34)5.0(2)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to4.7.393.5.2
Search multiplier×0.00×0.00
Last release9 years ago14 years ago
Requires PHP––

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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