w3v-xml-rpc-security
by W3villa Technologies Pvt Ltd · Security
Securing site by disable XML-RPC by removing some methods.
46 health vs 64 average across 1,370 Security plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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 1246 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 2024-09-16 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 52
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
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SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable XML-RPC Pingback 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove XML-RPC Methods 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - C Control XML-RPC publishing 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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