6 Best Simple Disable XML-RPC Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Simple Disable XML-RPC has 1,000+ 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 Simple Disable XML-RPC
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Disable XML-RPC-API
Closest match4.2 (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 disable xml-rpc, xmlrpc tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated February 4, 2026.
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4.3 (43) 6,000+ active installsMove your WordPress login page to protect it from bots. This plugin contains the Move Login module from SecuPress. Other security modules are availabl …
Shares the wordpress security tag on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, last updated December 2, 2025.
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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. About 10 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer
4.9 (78) 5,000+ active installsConnects an API to WordPress: Get API-data (JSON, XML, CSV...), show it with a Shortcode, a JCI Block or PHP. Generate a template with the JCI Block
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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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. About 7 times the installs, last updated April 23, 2026.
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Product XML Feed Manager for WooCommerce
Paid version availableProduct XML Feed Manager for WooCommerce – Google Shopping, Social Sites, Skroutz & More
4.8 (20) 1,000+ active installsCreate your own XML feeds to export them, utilize tens of preconfigured shortcodes for you on your WooCommerce store as per marketplace needs
Shares the xml tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated July 18, 2026.
Switching from Simple Disable XML-RPC: common questions
What is the best alternative to Simple Disable XML-RPC?
Disable XML-RPC-API is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.2 out of 5 rating.
Which Simple Disable XML-RPC alternative has the most users?
Disable XML-RPC-API, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Simple Disable XML-RPC alternative is rated highest?
JSON Content Importer, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 78 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Simple Disable XML-RPC 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 Simple Disable XML-RPC 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 Simple Disable XML-RPC 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
Disable XML-RPC-API is the closest match to Simple Disable XML-RPC by the data we track, and Disable XML-RPC-API has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. JSON Content Importer shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 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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