WordPress plugin comparison

Disable XML-RPC-API vs Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

Disable XML-RPC-API

by Amin Nazemi

100K+ installs4.2

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by cleverplugins

7K+ installs3.0

At a glance

Disable XML-RPC-API has more active installs: 100K+, against 7K+ for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC-API is downloaded about 304 times, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback about 21.
Disable XML-RPC-API is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 43 reviews, against 3.0 from 6 reviews.
Disable XML-RPC-API was updated more recently: Feb 4, 2026, against Jul 24, 2023 for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Disable XML-RPC-API is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.3.14 for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Disable XML-RPC-API.

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

Metric	Disable XML-RPC-API	Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Popular rank	#388	#2,543
Active installs	100K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.7K	475
Rating	4.2(43)	3.0(6)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.77	×0.04
Last release	9 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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