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WooCommerce Legacy REST API vs WooCommerce Shortcodes

WooCommerce Legacy REST API

by Automattic

400K+ installs1.5

WooCommerce Shortcodes

by Claudio Sanches

9K+ installs4.3

At a glance

  • WooCommerce Legacy REST API has more active installs: 400K+, against 9K+ for WooCommerce Shortcodes.
  • On a typical day, WooCommerce Legacy REST API is downloaded about 2,598 times, WooCommerce Shortcodes about 21.
  • WooCommerce Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 1.5 from 29 reviews.
  • WooCommerce Legacy REST API was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Aug 27, 2020 for WooCommerce Shortcodes.
  • WooCommerce Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for WooCommerce Legacy REST API.

Line by line

WooCommerce Legacy REST API leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricWooCommerce Legacy REST APIWooCommerce Shortcodes
Popular rank#154#2,228
Active installs400K+9K+
Downloads, last 30 days264.4K534
Rating1.5(29)4.3(6)
Support threads resolved0%–
Tested up to–5.5.24
Search multiplier×0.00×0.00
Last release27 days ago6 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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