WordPress plugin comparison

Restrict Usernames vs SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints

Restrict Usernames

by Scott Reilly

200+ installs3.6

SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints

by Niels Lange

8K+ installs5.0

At a glance

SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints has more active installs: 8K+, against 200+ for Restrict Usernames.
On a typical day, SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints is downloaded about 45 times, Restrict Usernames about 4.
SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints was updated more recently: Sep 26, 2026, against Jun 21, 2018 for Restrict Usernames.
SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Restrict Usernames.
Restrict Usernames has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints.

SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Restrict Usernames	SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints
Popular rank	#11,979	#2,315
Active installs	200+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	1.3K
Rating	3.6(14)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.85
Last release	8 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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