WP REST API
At risk: no release in 27 months (last release 5 Aug 2024).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is WP REST API still maintained?
- No. Last release 5 Aug 2024, over 2 years ago. 5 Aug 2024 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP REST API, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP REST API removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP REST API safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP REST API update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.4.4. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jan 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| spacedmonkey | 1 Dec 2023 to 5 Aug 2024, 13 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 Aug 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 251 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 660 |
| 18 May 2026 | 785 |
| 25 May 2026 | 654 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 644 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 691 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 457 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 471 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 380 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 563 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 515 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 441 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 368 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 395 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 458 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 628 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 489 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 620 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 564 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 576 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 624 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 760 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 635 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 690 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 640 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 643 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 131 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.4.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe Hoyle |
| Added | 6 Oct 2016 |
| Last updated | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Category | Developer Tools & Customization > API & Webhook Integration |
| Tags | api, JSON, rest, rest-api |
Other plugins by this author: WPThumb, WordPress REST API - Authentication Broker, FrontKit for WordPress
Questions
Is WP REST API still maintained?
No. Last release 5 Aug 2024, over 2 years ago.
Who owns WP REST API, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was WP REST API removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP REST API safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP REST API update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.4.4. No one-star spike after it.