WordPress plugin comparison

Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress vs Stop XML-RPC Attacks

Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress

by tildemark

200+ installs

Stop XML-RPC Attacks

by Pascal CESCATO

5K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Stop XML-RPC Attacks has more active installs: 5K+, against 200+ for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
On a typical day, Stop XML-RPC Attacks is downloaded about 26 times, Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress about 3.
Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress has no reviews yet.
Stop XML-RPC Attacks was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against May 13, 2015 for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
Stop XML-RPC Attacks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress.
Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Stop XML-RPC Attacks.

Stop XML-RPC Attacks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress	Stop XML-RPC Attacks
Popular rank	#12,459	#2,921
Active installs	200+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	528
Rating	No ratings	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.80
Last release	11 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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