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

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

Disable XML-RPC is the safest pick: health B · 80 against 45 for Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback moved down one install band, 50+ to 40+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback	Disable XML-RPC
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	200K–300K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-20%	Stable ✓
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	1	34 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	25/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.2y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	67	7.8K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-24%	+16%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	30% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-PingbackDisable XML-RPC

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.