6 Best Disable XML-RPC Pingback Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Disable XML-RPC Pingback has 60,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 6 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 6 closest alternatives to Disable XML-RPC Pingback
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FluentAuth
Closest matchFluentAuth – The Ultimate Authorization & Security Plugin for WordPress
4.0 (30) 10,000+ active installsEnhance the Security and User Experience of Your Site with Login/Signup Security, Two-Factor Email Authentication, Social Logins and more...
Shares the xml-rpc tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated April 28, 2026.
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4.2 (43) 100,000+ active installsA 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
Shares the pingback tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated February 4, 2026.
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XML Sitemap & Google News
Paid version available4.4 (85) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated June 10, 2026.
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WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
4.8 (514) 10,000+ active installsWPeMatico is autoblogging in the blink of an eye! On complete autopilot, WPeMatico delivers fresh content to your site regularly!
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated 23 days ago.
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WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets
4.7 (1,962) 100,000+ active installsEasily import any file of any size into any plugin, post type, custom field, or taxonomy. Supports WooCommerce, ACF, images, galleries, users, real es …
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated July 16, 2026.
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Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready
4.7 (55) 7,000+ active installsCreate clean, complete, and up-to-date sitemaps for your WordPress website automatically.
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. 7,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated April 23, 2026.
Switching from Disable XML-RPC Pingback: common questions
What is the best alternative to Disable XML-RPC Pingback?
FluentAuth is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Disable XML-RPC Pingback alternative has the most users?
Disable XML-RPC-API, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Disable XML-RPC Pingback alternative is rated highest?
WPeMatico, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 514 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Disable XML-RPC Pingback alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Disable XML-RPC Pingback score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Disable XML-RPC Pingback on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
FluentAuth is the closest match to Disable XML-RPC Pingback by the data we track, and Disable XML-RPC-API has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. WPeMatico shipped the most recent release, on August 15, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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