Best restful user registration plugins for WordPress

The most popular restful user registration plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. JSON API User leads with 1K+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “RESTful user registration” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 1 restful user registration plugins

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JSON API User
The most installed restful user registration plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

All 1 plugins tagged “RESTful user registration”

JSON API User
Down in the last 7 days:43#6,657
by Ali Qureshi2 months ago
Extends the JSON API Plugin to allow RESTful user registration, authentication & many other User Meta, BP functions. A Pro version is also available.
Installs
1K+
Rating
3.9(21)
Downloads
33/day