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by Alfredo Sanchez Jr 1 (0 reviews)

Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress

This plugin will completely disable or deactivates XML-RPC on your WordPress installation. This will prevent any brute force attacks to your website u …

Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress ranks #12,435 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #408 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated May 13, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.2 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0 Current Version v1.0
Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 13 May, 2015
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
#408 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to disable the XML-RPC protocol on their site. It blocks XML-RPC based brute force attacks and removes remote posting capabilities like pingbacks and mobile app publishing.

  • Disables XML-RPC completely
  • Prevents brute force attacks
  • Blocks post pingbacks
  • Blocks remote post from mobile app
  • Blocks remote post from Windows Live Writer

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress

Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress has 200+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress is developed by Alfredo Sanchez Jr and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress requires WordPress 3.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 4.2.
Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress has been downloaded 4,866+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress is 1.0. It was last updated on May 13, 2015.
Yes. Deactivate XML-RPC on Wordpress is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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