WordPress plugin comparison

Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress vs Disable XML-RPC-API

Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress

by tildemark

200+ installs

Disable XML-RPC-API

by Amin Nazemi

100K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Disable XML-RPC-API has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC-API is downloaded about 304 times, Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress about 3.
Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress has no reviews yet.
Disable XML-RPC-API was updated more recently: Feb 4, 2026, against May 13, 2015 for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
Disable XML-RPC-API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Disable XML-RPC-API.

Disable XML-RPC-API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress	Disable XML-RPC-API
Popular rank	#12,459	#388
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	5.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.2(43)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.77
Last release	11 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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