Deactivate XML-RPC Service
Deactivate XML-RPC Service
Description
Completely disables the XML-RPC API which was introduced in WordPress 3.5 and above which lets remote clients post, upload and edit content.
Notes:
If you are using the WordPress smart phone app or the Jetpack plugin, please note that they need this service enabled.
If you activate this plugin your WordPress phone app will not be able to connect to your site and Jetpack will not be able to connect to wordpress.com where site visitor data (and other stuff) is stored.
Other plugins and services that use the XML-RPC API will also not function properly.
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Installation
- Download the plugin zip file & unzip it
- Copy the folder deactivate-xml-rpc-service into the directory /wp-content/plugins/
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in the WordPress admin area.
- The XML-RPC API service is now deactivated.
To reactivate the XML-RPC API service:
1. Deactivate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in the WordPress admin area.
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After the plugin is activated. Cannot connect to site using XML-RPC service.
Faq
Nope.
Nope. It just switches the XML-RPC off and on via plugin activate and deactivate respectively.
Easy, go to http://xmlrpc.eritreo.it/ and enter your website URL. If you have the plugin enabled, your site should fail the test for XML-RPC.
Nope. This plugin switches off the XML-RPC API. Jetpack needs this API to work correctly. Deactivate this plugin.
Nope. This plugin switches off the XML-RPC API. The official WordPress phone app needs this API to work correctly. Deactivate this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.4
- Tested with WordPress 6.0
1.0.3
- Tested with WordPress 5.6
- Bumped version number
1.0.2
- Tested with WordPress 5.0.3
- Bumped version number
1.0.1
- Tested with WordPress 4.9
- Bumped version number
1.0.0
- Initial release.