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By Dave McHale Version 1.8 Updated 2 years ago
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Active Installs

90K

Total Downloads

245

Avg Rating

4.8/5.0

Support Resolution

0%

WP.org Rank

#481

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Active Installs

90K

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30/day avg

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Install Health Score

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-15

out of ±100

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Rating Breakdown

4.8 / 5.0 (38 ratings)
5 stars
36
4 stars
0
3 stars
1
2 stars
0
1 star
1

Recent Reviews

Excellent

graphicvision1 · 8/19/2024

What else can I say, this plugin does exactly what its supposed to do. It’s easy to understand and works perfectly…

Fantastic

Wombat Plugins · 12/29/2023

The plugin does what it says on the tin, without being pretentious. Absolutely fantastic! ]]>

One of the must have plugins.

ucsendre · 9/14/2023

I always start my WordPress installations with this plugin (among a few other ones). A must have on all sites. Tha…

Still works on WP 6.2

mw815371 · 4/3/2023

The plugin still works for me on WordPress 6.2. It’s great to have the option to allow API access where I need it…

Just what I was looking for

Ronny Adsetts · 1/26/2023

Allows locking the WP API behind auth and selectively allowing it where needed. Despite the lack of plugin updates, the…

Compatibility

Tested up to WordPress

6.3.7

Requires PHP

5.6

Version Updates (12 mo)

0 updates

FAQ

Is Disable REST API still maintained?

Disable REST API was last updated 2 years ago. Based on the update frequency, this plugin may be abandoned or unmaintained.

How many active installs does Disable REST API have?

Disable REST API currently has 90K active installs on WordPress.org.

What is the support resolution rate for Disable REST API?

0% of support threads have been resolved for Disable REST API. It currently has 5 support threads with 0 resolved.

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