Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Stops abuse of your site's XML-RPC by simply removing some methods used by attackers. While you can use the rest of XML-RPC methods.
3.9(14 reviews)
·60K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Disable XML-RPC Pingback is a WordPress rpc plugin with 60K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 421K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Downloads are down 15% this week. Top alternative: Simple XML-RPC Disabler.
3.9/514 reviews
60K+active installs
421K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Stops abuse of your site’s XML-RPC by simply removing some methods used by attackers. While you can use the rest of XML-RPC methods.
This is more friendly than disabling totally XML-RPC, that it’s needed by some plugins and apps (I.e. Mobile apps or some Jetpack’s modules).
- The original one.
- Simple and effective.
- No marketing buzz.
- Maintained and updated when needed since 2014.
- 100% compliant with WordPress coding standards which makes it fail safe.
- 60,000+ active installations can’t be wrong.
If you’re happy with the plugin please don’t forget to give it a good rating, it will motivate me to keep sharing and improving this plugin (and others).
Features
Removes the following methods from XML-RPC interface.
- pingback.ping
- pingback.extensions.getPingbac…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
This excellent plugin is updated if needed and is still actively maintained
by Gordon·5 months ago
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
by morti037·4 years ago·1 reply
There is better option than this plugin.
I have used disable xmlrpc api and its works fine for me.
Broke my site
by captainzandra·5 years ago
This broke my site, I had to revert to a backup on the server after installing it.
Fantástico plugin, imprescindible
by Fernando Tellado·9 years ago
Gran trabajo Samuel, en combinación con algunas reglas de htaccess hace un trabajo fantástico.
Great plugins
by wplike75·9 years ago
Thank you for this free and great plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 103Yesterday: 175This week: 540Period total: 27K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
94.9%
Other
5.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.2
- Improved WP version checking to avoid a notice under certain versions of WP.
Contributors
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