WP REST Yoast Meta
Watch: tested up to WordPress 5.7.21, 14 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 3 Mar 2019 to 3 Mar 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| acato | 6 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+
| 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 23 Jan 2025. Tested up to 5.7, 14 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 6 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 65 |
| 18 May 2026 | 71 |
| 25 May 2026 | 73 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 58 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 57 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 66 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 51 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 41 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 31 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 51 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 54 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 68 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 37 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 59 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 96 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 56 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 60 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 71 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 110 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 21 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2025.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Acato |
| Added | 6 Mar 2019 |
| Last updated | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Tested up to | 5.7.21 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Category | Developer Tools & Customization > API & Webhook Integration |
| Tags | api, 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.