Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ mklusak

   4.8y ago

   I am removing this plugin from my sites, because WP admin is constantly full of huge “join our newsletter” (…) admin notices. Yeah, no, thank you …

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2. ★★★★★ Ben Roberts

   5.7y ago

   Great plugin, super easy to install and just sits there doing it’s job. Very light as well, so has no effects that I could see, on site speed or memory usage. Can’t think of a reason why you wouldn’t be using this to be honest. Thanks for developing it!

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3. ★★★★★ Kekeli

   5.7y ago

   Still getting a ton of login attempts

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4. ★★★★★ kayasch

   7.4y ago

   It was beneficial, helped me a lot!

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5. ★★★★★ skyhound

   10.3y ago

   Unfortunately, it looks like this plugin is not effective anymore as I’ve had a few sites attacked with this plugin installed. Trying to manage though .htaccess now. Wish someone would write something new to fix this.

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6. ★★★★★ AskKim

   12.4y ago

   Works well

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6 2023/07/24 Added filter to check for and remove ‘X-Pingback’ header if necessary. Added settings page Tested up to WP 6.2 1.6
2. — Version 1.5 Code hardening. Verified compatibility with WP 5.9.3 1.5
3. — Version 1.4 New: Added a count under “Settings -> General” to see number of blocked attempts. Tested up to WP 5.8 Added newsletter admin notice. Code hardening. 1.4
4. — Version 1.3 2020/09/21 Cleaned up code Added counter for number of times the pingback method was blocked. Tested with WP 5.5.1 28,595 downloads 1.3
5. — Version 1.1 2019/04/09 version bump 1.1
6. — Version 1.0.0 First release 1.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-13 9K+ → 8K+ down after 221 days in tier
2. 2025-11-04 10K+ → 9K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Eazy XMLRPC Pingback Disable 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Disable XML-RPC-API 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable XML-RPC Pingback 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• No Self Ping 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• 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

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Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback: 8K+ active installs, 3.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-xmlrpc-pingback-ping