WordPress plugin comparison

Disable XML-RPC-API vs Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback

Disable XML-RPC-API

by Amin Nazemi

100K+ installs4.2

Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback

by Swellfire

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable XML-RPC-API has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback.
On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC-API is downloaded about 304 times, Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback about 2.
Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 43 reviews.
Disable XML-RPC-API was updated more recently: Feb 4, 2026, against Aug 18, 2014 for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback.
Disable XML-RPC-API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback.
Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Disable XML-RPC-API.

Disable XML-RPC-API leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable XML-RPC-API	Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback
Popular rank	#388	#21,561
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.5K	44
Rating	4.2(43)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.77	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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