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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.9.18 #7 in progressive web apps

Public Woo Api

Allows to fetch WooCommerce products, categories, tags, variations and reviews without authentication.

Active installs60+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d74▲ +42.3% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/52 reviews
Health score32/100At risk
All-time downloads4.9KSince May 2019
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.8PHP 5.6+
Downloads · 7d15▲ +50% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Public Woo Api shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (60+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 4 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.9 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

3710Jul 4Aug 17Oct 1
Yesterday4
Daily average (1y)1
Peak day14Sep 10, 2026
Last 12 months476

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Public Woo Api stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
progressive web apps #74 100 Best progressive web apps plugins →
pwa #97 144 Best pwa plugins →
react >100 1,656 Best react plugins →
Woocommerce REST API >100 3,666 Best Woocommerce REST API plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.182.5%
  • 1.017.5%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Public Woo Api

From the official readme · v1.1.3

Description

Allows to fetch WooCommerce products, categories, tags, variations and reviews without authentication.

Support and Requests in Github: https://github.com/mickidum/public-woo-api

This plugin supports:

  • products
  • categories
  • tags
  • variations
  • reviews

All requests support only GET method.

To find all possible parameters follow documentation: WooCommerce Rest Api V3.

REQUIREMENTS

WooCommerce REST API V3

This plugin uses A PHP wrapper for the WooCommerce REST API WooCommerce API – PHP Client for interact with the WooCommerce REST API.

CONFIGURATION

  • Go to the WooCommerce/Settings/Advanced/REST API
  • Click “Add key”
  • Generate your keys with permissions read only
  • Go to Tools/Public Woo Options
  • Insert generated keys to the form
  • If you want you can change base Rest Api Endpoint(default is public-woo/v1)
  • After save full url will appear above the form

Installation

Using The WordPress Dashboard

  1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
  2. Search for ‘public-woo-api’
  3. Click ‘Install Now’
  4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard

Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

  1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
  2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
  3. Select ‘public-woo-api.zip’ from your computer
  4. Click ‘Install Now’
  5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Frequently asked questions

Documentation

Full documentation is available here: WooCommerce Rest Api V3

Which endpoints I can use?

products, categories, tags, variations and reviews without authentication

Changelog

.

1.0.0

  • Initial Release.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Public Woo Api: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026

Is Public Woo Api free?

Yes. Public Woo Api is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Public Woo Api safe to use in 2026?

Public Woo Api shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Public Woo Api?

Public Woo Api is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,924 times since it launched in May 2019. It was downloaded 74 times in the last 30 days.

Does Public Woo Api work with WordPress 7.1?

Public Woo Api is officially tested up to WordPress 5.9.18, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does Public Woo Api need?

Public Woo Api requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Public Woo Api last updated?

The latest version, 1.1.3, was released on April 4, 2022 (4 years ago).

Who makes Public Woo Api?

Public Woo Api is developed and maintained by Michael.

What are the best alternatives to Public Woo Api?

The most popular alternatives to Public Woo Api are Super Progressive Web Apps (40K+ installs), PWA (20K+ installs) and PWA for WP (20K+ installs).

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