Remove XML-RPC Methods
by Walter Ebert · Security
Remove all WordPress methods from the XML-RPC API to increase security.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-09-21 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-03-29 700+ → 1K+ up after 50 days in band
- 2023-02-07 600+ → 700+ up after 91 days in band
- 2022-11-08 700+ → 600+ down after 14 days in band
- 2022-10-25 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in band
- 2022-10-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2022-10-22 600+ → 700+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- C Control XML-RPC publishing 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Stop XML-RPC Attacks 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
REST XML-RPC Data Checker 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Login Door 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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