Deactivate XML-RPC Service vs Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Deactivate XML-RPC Service

by DeveloperWil

Health B80

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

by cleverplugins

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Deactivate XML-RPC Service Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Deactivate XML-RPC Service	Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-11% ✓
Overall health	B · 80 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.60★
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100 ✓	55/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	9d ago ✓	3.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	101	341 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Deactivate XML-RPC Service Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.