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Disable WP REST API

v2.6.9

Disables the WP REST API for visitors not logged into WordPress.

by Jeff Starr · Website

apidisableJSONrestrest-api
Rank
#968 24h -1 · 7d 6
Est. installs
37,854 High confidence
Total downloads
441K all time
Rating
4.8 ★ 36 reviews
Official installs
30,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2 months ago

Last release

Version
2.6.9
Requires WP
4.7
Requires PHP
5.6.20
On WP.org since
2018

About Disable WP REST API

Disable WP REST API is a WordPress plugin by Jeff Starr, first published on WordPress.org in 2018. It has 30,000+ active installations and 440,864 downloads in total, and ranks #968 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 6 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 36 reviews. Version 2.6.9 was released 2 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.7 and PHP 5.6.20 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under api, disable, JSON, rest and rest-api. Plugins with a similar focus include Disable REST API, WordPress REST API (Version 2) and WP REST API.

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