Is Native WP Cleaner free?

Yes, Native WP Cleaner is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Native WP Cleaner?

Native WP Cleaner has 70 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Native WP Cleaner alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Native WP Cleaner include Disable XML-RPC, Disable XML-RPC-API, Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Native WP Cleaner work with the latest WordPress?

Native WP Cleaner has been tested up to WordPress 4.8.28. It requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+.

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Native WP Cleaner

Name: Native WP Cleaner
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Oleg Komarovskyi

Disable native widgets, clean head tag from RSS, RSD, WLW Manifest links, disable XML-RPC, cleanup admin panel from columns, metaboxes, menu items.

By Oleg Komarovskyi·Xmlrpc·Free

5(2 reviews)

·70 active installs·Updated 8 years ago

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As of April 2026, Native WP Cleaner is a WordPress xmlrpc plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disable XML-RPC.

5/52 reviews

70active installs

2.1K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

With help of this plugin you can easily disable native wordpress widgets, cleanup your HTML code from such native features as:
– Embeds script;
– EMOJI script and styles;
– RSD link;
– WLW Manifest link;
– Generator meta tag;
Also, you can disable XML-RPC functionality, self ping, enable Honeypot on login page, prevent access to such files as: readme.html, license.txt, xmlrpc.php, wlwmanifest.xml, changelog.txt, etc.
Moreover, you can hide different metaboxes, columns, menu pages, express bar items from administration panel.
Native WP Cleaner – is a handy, lightweight, clean code plugin that will be useful not only for simple blog and website owners, but also for theme developers

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