Disable XML-RPC Pingback vs FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Disable XML-RPC Pingback
60K+ active installs
Free
FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… has a higher user rating (4/5 from 29 reviews) while Disable XML-RPC Pingback leads in active installations (60K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable XML-RPC Pingback has accumulated 421K+ total downloads while FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… has 93K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable XML-RPC Pingback | FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9/5 | ► | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 14 | ► | 29 |
| Active Installs | 60K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 421K+ | ◄ | 93K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 25% | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2022 | |
| Age | 12 years | 4 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.8+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.2.2 | 2.1.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable XML-RPC Pingback
FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable XML-RPC Pingback averaged approximately 74 daily downloads while FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… averaged 54.
Recent Reviews
Disable XML-RPC Pingback Reviews
This excellent plugin is updated if needed and is still actively maintained
The plugin author is still actively engaged with this excellently useful plugin. It receives updates only when needed which might be years in between updates. Still works great! Highly recommend.
This haven’t updated over than a year
There is better option than this plugin. I have used disable xmlrpc api and its works fine for me.
Broke my site
This broke my site, I had to revert to a backup on the server after installing it.
FluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization… Reviews
Great help in debugging
Got superior support for resolving a conflict and finding issues in somebody else’s code. Thanks again!
Pretty Great Plugin
Over all it works and does a dam good jobonly current complaint/bug, is that login with google still requires a code to be sent and entered.Hope to see this plugin for years and years to come
Superb for my use case
I wanted to implement a login system with the requirement for users to enter an email code on login. This mitigates login sharing among users. Very effective, did the job perfectly. Raised one s
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