WordPress plugin comparison

Disable XML-RPC Pingback vs Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler

Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by Samuel Aguilera

60K+ installs3.9

Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler

by Vikash Chand

10+ installs

At a glance

Disable XML-RPC Pingback has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler.
On a typical day, Disable XML-RPC Pingback is downloaded about 82 times, Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler about 1.
Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler has no reviews yet.
Disable XML-RPC Pingback was updated more recently: Nov 24, 2025, against May 15, 2021 for Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler.
Disable XML-RPC Pingback is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.7.21 for Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler.
Disable XML-RPC Pingback has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler.

Disable XML-RPC Pingback leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable XML-RPC Pingback	Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler
Popular rank	#668	#45,381
Active installs	60K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.6K	28
Rating	3.9(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.53	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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