WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Pingbacks vs Disable XML-RPC-API
At a glance
- Disable XML-RPC-API has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Disable Pingbacks.
- On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC-API is downloaded about 304 times, Disable Pingbacks about 3.
- Disable Pingbacks has no reviews yet.
- Disable XML-RPC-API was updated more recently: Feb 4, 2026, against Nov 12, 2017 for Disable Pingbacks.
- Disable XML-RPC-API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Disable Pingbacks.
- Disable Pingbacks has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Disable XML-RPC-API.
Line by line
Disable XML-RPC-API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Pingbacks |  Disable XML-RPC-API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,554 | #388 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 47 | 5.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(43) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free