WordPress plugin comparison

RESTful Content Syndication vs WP REST API Custom Fields

RESTful Content Syndication

by Anthony Eden

80+ installs5.0

WP REST API Custom Fields

by André Boekhorst

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

RESTful Content Syndication has more active installs: 80+, against 60+ for WP REST API Custom Fields.
On a typical day, RESTful Content Syndication is downloaded about 7 times, WP REST API Custom Fields about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
RESTful Content Syndication was updated more recently: Dec 30, 2025, against May 4, 2015 for WP REST API Custom Fields.
RESTful Content Syndication is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 4.2.39 for WP REST API Custom Fields.
WP REST API Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for RESTful Content Syndication.

RESTful Content Syndication leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	RESTful Content Syndication	WP REST API Custom Fields
Popular rank	#17,976	#19,670
Active installs	80+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	134	69
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.25	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4.0	–

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