WordPress plugin comparison

Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback vs Remove XML-RPC Methods

Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback

by Swellfire

40+ installs5.0

Remove XML-RPC Methods

by Walter Ebert

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Remove XML-RPC Methods has more active installs: 1K+, against 40+ for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback.
On a typical day, Remove XML-RPC Methods is downloaded about 18 times, Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Remove XML-RPC Methods was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Aug 18, 2014 for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback.
Remove XML-RPC Methods is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, 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 Remove XML-RPC Methods.

Remove XML-RPC Methods leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback	Remove XML-RPC Methods
Popular rank	#21,561	#5,316
Active installs	40+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	393
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	12 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4.0

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