XML-RPC Settings
by vavkamil · Security
Secure your website with the most comprehensive XML-RPC Settings plugin.
41 health vs 64 average across 542 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.13.
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 1695 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 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
80
now · peak 192
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-10 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-07 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-04 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-30 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-26 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-21 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-20 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-19 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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CloudSecure WP Security 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/xml-rpc-settings" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="XML-RPC Settings — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> XML-RPC Settings: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/xml-rpc-settings