Disable XML-RPC-API v2.1.7
A simple and lightweight plugin to disable XML-RPC API, X-Pingback and pingback-ping in WordPress 3.5+ for a faster and more secure website
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- Audit coverage Up to date 23 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 4, 2026
- Last audited Sep 4, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires WordPress 5.0+
- Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 100% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 88 Passed
- 28 Warnings
- 9 Failed
26 of 37 checks passed.
41 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
264.7 KB
939.8 KB unzipped
Total files
117
across all file types
Lines of PHP
8,622
in 67 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- MO
- PO
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 220 High
- 51 Medium
- 308 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 23 audited versions of Disable XML-RPC-API, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-67). The codebase grew 15026% in size.
Audited 1.0.0 → 2.1.7 · 23 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,311
downloads
Today
293
downloads
Week over week
+5%
vs previous week
Month over month
−6%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Moderate.
Version intelligence
0.4% of installs run an older version
≈ 430 sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v2.1
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
7 mo ago
Feb 4, 2026
Release cadence
~ every 41 days
average between releases
Total releases
23
since Dec 2020 · 6 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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