WordPress plugin comparison

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback vs Stop XML-RPC Attacks

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by cleverplugins

7K+ installs3.0

Stop XML-RPC Attacks

by Pascal CESCATO

5K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback has more active installs: 7K+, against 5K+ for Stop XML-RPC Attacks.
On a typical day, Stop XML-RPC Attacks is downloaded about 26 times, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback about 21.
Stop XML-RPC Attacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.0 from 6 reviews.
Stop XML-RPC Attacks was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Jul 24, 2023 for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Stop XML-RPC Attacks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Stop XML-RPC Attacks.

Stop XML-RPC Attacks leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback	Stop XML-RPC Attacks
Popular rank	#2,543	#2,921
Active installs	7K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	475	528
Rating	3.0(6)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×0.80
Last release	3 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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