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Disable REST API

Disable REST API

v1.8

Disable the use of the REST API on your website to site users. Now with User Role support!

by Dave McHale · Website

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Rank

#509

5 hours ago

Official installs

80,000+

public bucket

Est. installs

89,661
High confidence

Total downloads

775.6K71

all time

Rating

4.8 ★

38 reviews

Support threads

0

open topics

Support resolved

of threads

Tested up to

WP 6.3.8

compatibility

Historical growth

Growth %, estimated installs, rank and downloads — updated daily.

Install, rank and growth cover 9 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

-4%-2%0%2%4%
Jul 29Jul 31Aug 3Aug 5

Estimated installs

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87K88K89K90K
Jul 26Jul 31Aug 2Aug 5

Rank position

WP.org popularity order — lower is better.

#506#507#508#509
Jul 26Jul 31Aug 2Aug 5

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

770K772K774K776K
Jul 4Jul 14Jul 23Aug 2

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Estimated installs89.7K80.5K34.4K82.2K
WP.org rank#509#563#1,024#553
30d growth+11.7%+8.5%+98.3%+337.5%
Rating4.8 ★2.7 ★4.8 ★3.8 ★
Reviews38253649
Support resolved
Version1.81.6.62.6.82.2.2
Tested up to6.3.86.9.57.0.27.0.2

Review stats

4.838 reviews
5★
95%
4★
0%
3★
3%
2★
0%
1★
3%

Development activity

Last updated
2023-09-14 12:26am GMT
Latest version
1.8
Compatible up to
WordPress 6.3.8
Requires
WordPress 4.9
Developer
Dave McHale
Plugin site
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Estimated installs

89,661

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 5, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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