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Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks

by Delower Hossain · Security

Simply disable XML-RPC on your WordPress site with a simple toggle switch. Protect your site from XML-RPC attacks and improve security.

⚠ Few reviews
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77 Health · B
Maintenance 79
Rating quality 81
Support 70

Daily downloads

Since 2023-12-13 · 945 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-22%
Dec 23
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

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 943 daily snapshots

Details

Version
1.4.0
Last updated
8mo ago
Added
2023-12-12
Requires WP
6.1
Tested up to
6.8.5
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-06-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 31 days in band
  2. 2025-05-24 800+ → 900+ up after 34 days in band
  3. 2025-04-20 700+ → 800+ up after 28 days in band
  4. 2025-03-23 600+ → 700+ up after 20 days in band
  5. 2025-03-03 500+ → 600+ up after 39 days in band
  6. 2025-01-23 400+ → 500+ up after 59 days in band
  7. 2024-11-25 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in band
  8. 2024-11-21 200+ → 300+ up after 21 days in band

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Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-disable-xml-rpc