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

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

v1.4.0

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

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Rank

#6,1922

2 hours ago

Official installs

1,000+

public bucket

Est. installs

1,448
High confidence

Total downloads

9.5K10

all time

Rating

5 ★

5 reviews

Support threads

0

open topics

Support resolved

of threads

Tested up to

WP 6.8.6

compatibility

Historical growth

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

Install, rank and growth cover 12 of the last 30 days; downloads go back 90.

Growth %

Daily active-install growth.

-1%0%1%2%
Jul 27Jul 30Aug 3Aug 6

Estimated installs

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1.4K1.4K1.4K1.5K1.5K
Jul 26Jul 30Aug 2Aug 6

Rank position

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#6.2K#6.2K#6.2K#6.2K#6.2K#6.2K
Jul 26Jul 30Aug 2Aug 6

Downloads

Cumulative downloads over the selected range.

9.3K9.4K9.4K9.5K9.5K
Jun 29Jul 9Jul 18Jul 28

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Simple Disable XML-RPC | Reduce Brute Force & DDOS Attacks
Remove XML-RPC Methods
Rename XMLRPC
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Estimated installs1.4K1.9K1.6K1.9K
WP.org rank#6,192#5,328#5,920#5,432
30d growth-22%+2.8%+11.8%-18.3%
Rating5 ★5 ★4.3 ★4.9 ★
Reviews521213
Support resolved
Version1.4.01.4.21.11.4.6
Tested up to6.8.67.0.25.7.156.1.10

Review stats

55 reviews
5★
100%
4★
0%
3★
0%
2★
0%
1★
0%

Development activity

Last updated
2025-11-09 2:27am GMT
Latest version
1.4.0
Compatible up to
WordPress 6.8.6
Requires
WordPress 6.1
Plugin site
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Estimated installs

1,448

Confidence

high

Data updated

Aug 6, 2026

Tracking since

2026-07-26

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