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Rename XMLRPC

by Jorge Bernal · Uncategorized

Make XML-RPC work if you rename the file. Some hosts block access to xmlrpc.php file making it impossible to use

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
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46 Health · D
Maintenance 3
Rating quality 77
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-51%
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing

Directory rank

Popularity rank over time · lower is better

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

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 “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install trend · reconstructed from 1385 daily snapshots

Details

Version
1.1
Last updated
5.2y ago
Added
2011-09-15
Requires WP
2.9
Tested up to
5.7.15
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-05-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2025-05-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in band
  3. 2025-05-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in band
  4. 2025-05-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in band
  5. 2025-05-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in band
  6. 2025-05-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in band
  7. 2025-05-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 541 days in band
  8. 2023-11-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 311 days in band

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Rename XMLRPC: 1K+ active installs, 4.3★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rename-xml-rpc