REST API Toolbox
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is REST API Toolbox still maintained?
- No. Last release 2 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago. 2 Jan 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns REST API Toolbox, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer GunGeekATX since Apr 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was REST API Toolbox removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is REST API Toolbox safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest REST API Toolbox update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4.4. No one-star spike after it. 2 Jan 2025 · 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.
| GunGeekATX | 16 Apr 2016 to 2 Jan 2025, 20 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 22 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.7 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Jan 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 27 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 82 |
| 18 May 2026 | 68 |
| 25 May 2026 | 101 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 59 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 59 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 58 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 57 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 63 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 54 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 90 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 67 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 74 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 82 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 85 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 94 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 94 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 74 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 143 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 114 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 24 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.4.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pete Nelson |
| Added | 16 Apr 2016 |
| Last updated | 2 Jan 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | rest, json api, rest-api, wp-rest-api |
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Questions
Is REST API Toolbox still maintained?
No. Last release 2 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns REST API Toolbox, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer GunGeekATX since Apr 2016.
Was REST API Toolbox removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is REST API Toolbox safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest REST API Toolbox update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.4. No one-star spike after it.