WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API

80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs and a Quality Score component of 60/30, the plugin sits in the moderate-adoption range, useful but not broadly mainstream.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance is perfect at 100/25, reflecting a recent update in May 2026 and compatibility tested against WordPress 7.0.

User Rating

15/15

Ratings are excellent at 100/15 from 32 reviews, though the small sample size means you should treat that perfect score with some caution.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is middling at 50/15 because there are zero public support threads, so we cannot verify how responsive the developer is when issues arise.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is full marks at 100/15, with PHP 7.2 as the minimum and WordPress 7.0 tested, covering both older hosts and current releases.

Scores higher than 81% of indexed plugins

About

Connect any REST API to WordPress. WPGet API enables easy API integration, allowing you to display API data without any code.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-13 11:18am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.6+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.2+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: March 6, 2025

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What It Does

WPGet API lets you connect any external REST API to WordPress and display the returned data on your site without writing code. It handles endpoints, authentication, and template tags so you can pull in things like weather, property listings, or stock prices through shortcodes or the block editor. The free version covers single-call requests, with the paid tier adding features like format conversion and cached responses.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for site owners and developers building content-driven sites that depend on third-party data feeds, such as real estate listings, sports scoreboards, news aggregators, or crypto price trackers. It works well for non-coders who need a clean admin UI to map API fields to page content, and for small agencies that want a repeatable way to wire up REST sources across multiple client builds.

Who Should Skip It

If your project needs GraphQL, SOAP, or webhook-driven workflows, this plugin is the wrong tool since it is strictly REST-focused. Anyone comfortable writing a few lines of PHP or JavaScript will get more control and better performance using wp_remote_get directly in a custom theme or child plugin.

The Bottom Line

WPGet API scores 80.41/100 and does exactly what it promises: a low-code bridge between WordPress and external REST services, backed by recent updates and a clean compatibility profile. The lack of public support threads is a real gap, so evaluate it on a staging site before relying on it for production traffic. For straightforward read-only API integrations it is a strong pick, but heavy or mission-critical data pipelines will still benefit from custom code.

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