WordPress plugin comparison
Disable WP REST API vs Extended API over XMLRPC
At a glance
- Disable WP REST API has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Extended API over XMLRPC.
- On a typical day, Disable WP REST API is downloaded about 225 times, Extended API over XMLRPC about 1.
- Extended API over XMLRPC has no reviews yet.
- Disable WP REST API was updated more recently: Aug 10, 2026, against Jan 13, 2017 for Extended API over XMLRPC.
- Disable WP REST API is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Extended API over XMLRPC.
- Extended API over XMLRPC has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Disable WP REST API.
Line by line
Disable WP REST API leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable WP REST API |  Extended API over XMLRPC |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #966 | #38,909 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.7K | 29 |
| Rating | 4.8(36) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.15 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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