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Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback

v1.6

Prevent pingback, XML-RPC and denial of service DDOS attacks by disabling the XML-RPC pingback functionality.

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Rank

#2,4024

11 hours ago

Official installs

8,000+

public bucket

Est. installs

8,721
High confidence

Total downloads

95.6K7

all time

Rating

3 ★

6 reviews

Support threads

0

open topics

Support resolved

of threads

Tested up to

WP 6.3.8

compatibility

Historical growth

Growth %, estimated installs, rank and downloads — updated daily.

Install, rank and growth cover 11 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

-4%-2%0%2%4%
Jul 27Jul 30Aug 2Aug 5

Estimated installs

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8.5K8.6K8.7K8.8K
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 2Aug 5

Rank position

WP.org popularity order — lower is better.

#2.4K#2.4K#2.4K#2.4K
Jul 26Jul 29Aug 2Aug 5

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

95.3K95.4K95.5K95.6K
Jul 4Jul 14Jul 23Aug 2

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Estimated installs8.7K17.8K14.8K6.1K
WP.org rank#2,402#1,614#1,847#2,960
30d growth+3.5%-10.1%-0.9%-19.4%
Rating3 ★4.5 ★4 ★5 ★
Reviews614304
Support resolved86%
Version1.61.2.12.1.22.0.0
Tested up to6.3.86.9.56.9.57.0.2

Review stats

36 reviews
5★
50%
4★
0%
3★
0%
2★
0%
1★
50%

Development activity

Last updated
2023-07-24 11:03pm GMT
Latest version
1.6
Compatible up to
WordPress 6.3.8
Requires
WordPress 5.2
Plugin site
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Estimated installs

8,721

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 5, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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