7 Best WP REST Yoast Meta Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP REST Yoast Meta has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 7 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 7 closest alternatives to WP REST Yoast Meta
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Custom Query Blocks
Closest match4.6 (25) 700+ active installsMap your archives to pages. Map 404 and term archives as well.
Shares the adopt-me tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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WordPress REST API (Version 2)
4.2 (34) 10,000+ active installsAccess your site's data through an easy-to-use HTTP REST API. (Version 2)
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer
4.9 (78) 5,000+ active installsConnects an API to WordPress: Get API-data (JSON, XML, CSV...), show it with a Shortcode, a JCI Block or PHP. Generate a template with the JCI Block
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
- 4
4.9 (49) 7,000+ active installsYandex Maps widget for Elementor
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated October 16, 2025.
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Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints.
5.0 (47) 4,000+ active installsEnhance the WordPress REST API with JWT authentication for secure access by mobile apps, external sites, and third-party services.
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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4.8 (45) 1,000+ active installsConnect WordPress with External APIs and create no-code custom WordPress REST API endpoints to interact with the WordPress database to perform SQL ope …
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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WPGet API – Connect to any external REST API
5.0 (32) 10,000+ active installsConnect any REST API to WordPress. WPGet API enables easy API integration, allowing you to display API data without any code.
Shares the api tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
Switching from WP REST Yoast Meta: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP REST Yoast Meta?
Custom Query Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 700+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which WP REST Yoast Meta alternative has the most users?
WordPress REST API, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP REST Yoast Meta alternative is rated highest?
JSON Content Importer, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 78 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP REST Yoast Meta alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP REST Yoast Meta score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP REST Yoast Meta on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Custom Query Blocks is the closest match to WP REST Yoast Meta by the data we track, and WordPress REST API has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Custom API for WP shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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