Deactivate XML-RPC Service
by DeveloperWil · Uncategorized
Disables the XMP-RPC API service introduced in WordPress 3.5 and above.
50 health vs 58 average across 8,359 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 743 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
30
now · peak 142
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-14 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-02-10 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-09 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-01-31 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-29 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-27 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-26 200+ → 100+ down after 24 days in band
- 2026-01-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Remove XML-RPC Methods 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - C Control XML-RPC publishing 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- X XML-RPC Modernization 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - D Disable XML-RPC 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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