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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.3.25 #1 in ionic

REST API Helper

This plugin help REST API for display featured media source, author, categories, and custom fields. This plugin is made for Ionic Mobile App Builder, suitable used for ionic framework. This plugin also support for…

Active installs500+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d191▲ +12.4% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score34/100At risk
All-time downloads23.5KSince Aug 2016
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d40▲ +25% week over week
Our verdict

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REST API Helper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (500+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 4 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.3 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

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

Daily downloads

4913Jul 6Aug 19Oct 3
Yesterday8
Daily average (1y)3
Peak day19May 20, 2026
Last 12 months1.3K

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

Rankings

Where REST API Helper stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
ionic #9 11 Best ionic plugins →
JSON >100 6,575 Best JSON plugins →
json api >100 4,941 Best json api plugins →
Mobile App >100 2,244 Best Mobile App plugins →
rest-api >100 7,540 Best rest-api plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

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

About REST API Helper

From the official readme · v2.2.8

Description

This plugin help REST API for display featured media source, author, categories, and custom fields.
This plugin is made for Ionic Mobile App Builder, suitable used for ionic framework.
This plugin also support for display custom field in metabox and also make it allow crossorigin only for json files. Compatible with wp-restapi2 and json-api.

Features:
* Product listing without Woo API
* REST-API Auth Basic
* Fix CORS and Preflight CORS (Example Issue: Request header field ……. is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Headers in preflight response.)
* Woo ACF Gallery
* Gallery JSON Array or Object
* One Signal Push
* Custom Field Support
* Fix issue render VisualComposer ([vc_row]Hello World . . .[/vc_row])

Woocommerce

for enable Woo product and categories without authorization, add this code in wp-config.php

define("IMH_WOO", true);

You can changing custom field for gallery (default woo using _product_image_gallery metakey), add this line

define("IMH_WOO_ACF_GALLERY", 'images'); 

and for type data object or string (default string, separator with coma)

define("IMH_WOO_ACF_GALLERY_OBJECT", false);

OneSignal Sender

for enable oneSignal Sender add this code in wp-config.php

define("IMH_ONESIGNAL_PUSH", true);

then fix your app_id and app_key

define("IMH_ONESIGNAL_PUSH", false);
define("IMH_ONESIGNAL_PAGE_IN_APP", 'post_singles'); //this additional data (key: page and value: post_singles/post_id)
define("IMH_ONESIGNAL_APP_ID", '31ee45e2-c63d-4048-903a-89ca43f3afa2');
define("IMH_ONESIGNAL_APP_KEY", 'YzUzNmZkOTAtMmVlMC00OWIzLThlNGQtMzQyYzzyNmFhZjcw');

Anonymous Comments

You can allow anonymous comments using configuration:

define("IMH_ALLOW_PREFLIGHT_CORS",true); //required for method post
define("IMH_ANONYMOUS_COMMENTS",true);

send comment using url like this:

http://wordpress.co.id/wp-json/wp/v2/comments?author_name=Your Name Here&author_email=your-email-address@website-address-here.com&author_name=Your Name Here&content=Your Comment Here&post=20

Register REST-API

You can allow register new user using configuration:

define("IMH_RESTAPI_REGISTER",true); 

End Point:

https://wordpress.co.id/wp-json/wp/v2/users/register

Visual Composer

Fix issue render VisualComposer Content

Response is:
[vc_row]Hello World . . .[/vc_row]
Response should be:

Hello World . . .

add this code in wp-config.php

define("IMH_VC_SHORTCODE",true);

Credits

Installation

  1. Unzip and Upload rest-api-helper.zip to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Changelog

here are some of the changes that have been made:

Changelog 1.7 
* add option page
* content render for shortcode visual composer

Changelog 1.8 
* add woo support

Changelog 2.1.1 
* fix woo issue

Changelog 2.1.2 
* add custom field support

Changelog 2.1.3 
* add custom field for gallery support 

Changelog 2.1.4 
* fix permalink for woo

Changelog 2.1.5 
* Add onesignal sender

Changelog 2.1.6 
* Add Woocommerce attributes

Changelog 2.1.7 
* Fix issue attributes

Changelog 2.1.8 
* Improved: support Very Simple Event List

Changelog 2.1.9 
* Improved: for keep configuration is not lost after update, save your config in wp-config.php

Changelog 2.2.0 
* Add Basic Auth Support

Changelog 2.2.1 
* Add preflight support for post

Changelog 2.2.2 
* Add OneSignal Sender Page

Changelog 2.2.3 
* Add option allow anonymous comments

Changelog 2.2.4 
* Fix error on post-edit

Changelog 2.2.5 
* Improved content render for shortcode visual composer

Changelog 2.2.6 
* Fix bug: blank page on edit post

Changelog 2.2.7 
* Add register API

Changelog 2.2.8 
* Fix image featured issue

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

REST API Helper: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026

Is REST API Helper free?

Yes. REST API Helper is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is REST API Helper safe to use in 2026?

REST API Helper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.

How many websites use REST API Helper?

REST API Helper is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 23,462 times since it launched in August 2016. It was downloaded 191 times in the last 30 days.

Does REST API Helper work with WordPress 7.1?

REST API Helper is officially tested up to WordPress 5.3.25, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was REST API Helper last updated?

The latest version, 2.2.8, was released on January 2, 2022 (5 years ago).

Who makes REST API Helper?

REST API Helper is developed and maintained by JasmanXcrew.

What are the best alternatives to REST API Helper?

The most popular alternatives to REST API Helper are Ionic User Push Notification (10+ installs).

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