LibXML2 Fix
by Joseph Scott · Uncategorized
Work around for some versions of libxml2 2.7.x that strip out brackets when parsing XML. This plugin fixes XML-RPC requests that are mangled because …
45 health vs 57 average across 9,886 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 5400 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
31
now · peak 595
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-24 300+ → 200+ down after 700 days in band
- 2024-05-24 400+ → 300+ down after 384 days in band
- 2023-05-06 500+ → 400+ down after 203 days in band
- 2022-10-15 600+ → 500+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization & Security Plugin for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Avatar Manager 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Remove XML-RPC Methods 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - C Control XML-RPC publishing 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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