Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback
by Swellfire · Uncategorized
This plugin disables XML-RPC API in WordPress 3.5+, which is enabled by default.
45 health vs 55 average across 12,699 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4351 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
56
now · peak 158
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 50+ → 40+ down after 442 days in tier
- 2025-02-21 60+ → 50+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 50+ → 60+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-01-01 60+ → 50+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-12-08 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-04 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 70+ → 60+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 60+ → 70+ up after 18 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- D Disable XML-RPC 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Disable XML-RPC-API 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Stop XML-RPC Attacks 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Remove XML-RPC Methods 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - R Rename XMLRPC 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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