Disable Pingback method from XML-RPC by simply removing it. This plugin is working with WordPress 4.4
As of April 2026, Remove XML-RPC Pingback is a WordPress rpc plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 964 times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
Disable Pingback method from XML-RPC. After activation the plugin automatically disables XML-RPC.
This plugin is more responsive than disabling completely XML-RPC, that it’s required by some plugins and apps (I.e. Jetpack’s modules).
Removes the following methods from XML-RPC interface.
| WordPress | 4.8+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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