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WP REST Yoast Meta

by Acato · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 5.7.21, 14 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP REST Yoast Meta
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP REST Yoast Meta still maintained?
No. Last release 23 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago. 23 Jan 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP REST Yoast Meta, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer acato since Mar 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP REST Yoast Meta removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP REST Yoast Meta safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP REST Yoast Meta update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2025.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 23 Jan 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21, 14 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 21 months (last release 23 Jan 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.23 Jan 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master3 Mar 2019 to 3 Mar 2019, 1 commits
acato6 Mar 2019 to 23 Jan 2025, 20 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
22 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
5.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP REST Yoast Meta
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Jan 2025. Tested up to 5.7, 14 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP REST Yoast Meta
4 May 202647
11 May 202665
18 May 202671
25 May 202673
1 Jun 202658
8 Jun 202657
15 Jun 202666
22 Jun 202638
29 Jun 202651
6 Jul 202641
13 Jul 202631
20 Jul 202651
27 Jul 202653
3 Aug 202664
10 Aug 202654
17 Aug 202668
24 Aug 202652
31 Aug 202637
7 Sep 202659
14 Sep 202664
21 Sep 202696
28 Sep 202656
5 Oct 202660
12 Oct 202671
19 Oct 2026144
26 Oct 2026110
2 Nov 202621

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2025.1.0
AuthorAcato
Added6 Mar 2019
Last updated23 Jan 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to5.7.21
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > API & Webhook Integration
Tagsapi, Yoast, WP-REST, adopt-me, wp-rest-api

Other plugins by this author: WP REST Cache, Branded Social Images - Open Graph Images with logo and extra text layer, Disable Meta Box Resizing, Email Essentials, Block Editor Templates, Acato Readable List Tables, Revision Retention

Questions

Is WP REST Yoast Meta still maintained?

No. Last release 23 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns WP REST Yoast Meta, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer acato since Mar 2019.

Was WP REST Yoast Meta removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP REST Yoast Meta safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP REST Yoast Meta update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2025.1.0. No one-star spike after it.

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