Best ping plugins for WordPress

The most popular ping plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. No Self Ping leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback (7K+) and Eazy XMLRPC Pingback Disable (700+). All 31 plugins tagged “ping” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 ping plugins

1.
No Self Ping
The most installed ping plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 14 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
2.
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback
7K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
3.
Eazy XMLRPC Pingback Disable
700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
4.
Яндекс.ПДС Пингер / Yandex Site search pinger
700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
5.
Fast Speed Index
400+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0.
6.
Mass Ping Tool for SEO
400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
7.
Pingler
300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
8.
Activate Update Services
200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
9.
Improved Cron
100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
10.
PPinger
90+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.