Comparison · generated on request
REST API Only vs WP-CORS
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| REST API Only | WP-CORS | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Force all non-admin, non-AJAX, and non-REST API requests to return a 404 for headless or API-only sites. | Allows AJAX requests from other sites to integrate content from your site using the CORS standard. |
| Active installs | fewer than 10 | 1,000+ |
| Rating | — | 2.3★ (3) |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Current owner | jakubkanna | tstephenson |
| Added to directory | 16 Dec 2025 | 05 Oct 2014 |
| Tested up to | WP 6.9.7 | WP 6.2.11 |
| Requires PHP | false | false |
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Records: REST API Only · WP-CORS