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Disable XML-RPC-API vs Disable XML-RPC Pingback

Disable XML-RPC-API

by Amin Nazemi

100K+ installs4.2

Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by Samuel Aguilera

60K+ installs3.9

At a glance

  • Disable XML-RPC-API has more active installs: 100K+, against 60K+ for Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
  • On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC-API is downloaded about 304 times, Disable XML-RPC Pingback about 82.
  • Disable XML-RPC-API is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 43 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
  • Disable XML-RPC-API was updated more recently: Feb 4, 2026, against Nov 24, 2025 for Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
  • Disable XML-RPC-API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
  • Disable XML-RPC Pingback has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Disable XML-RPC-API.

Line by line

Disable XML-RPC-API leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricDisable XML-RPC-APIDisable XML-RPC Pingback
Popular rank#388#668
Active installs100K+60K+
Downloads, last 30 days5.7K2.5K
Rating4.2(43)3.9(14)
Support threads resolved0%–
Tested up to6.9.116.8.12
Search multiplier×0.77×0.53
Last release9 months ago11 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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