WordPress plugin comparison

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

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by cleverplugins

7K+ installs3.0

Remove XML-RPC Methods

by Walter Ebert

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback has more active installs: 7K+, against 1K+ for Remove XML-RPC Methods.
On a typical day, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback is downloaded about 21 times, Remove XML-RPC Methods about 18.
Remove XML-RPC Methods is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.0 from 6 reviews.
Remove XML-RPC Methods was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Jul 24, 2023 for Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Remove XML-RPC Methods 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 2020 for Remove XML-RPC Methods.

Remove XML-RPC Methods leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback	Remove XML-RPC Methods
Popular rank	#2,543	#5,324
Active installs	7K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	475	412
Rating	3.0(6)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×0.63
Last release	3 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.4.0

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