keithlunt

<p>A lightweight plugin that disables XML-RPC, restricts the REST API to logged-in users, and hides the WordPress version number</p>


Janric Simple Security Hardening

A lightweight plugin to disable XML-RPC, restrict the REST API, and hide the WordPress version.

brainvireinfo

<p>You can now disable XML-RPC to avoid Brute force attack for given IPs or can even enable access for some IPs. XML-RPC on WordPress is actually an API that gives developers who build mobile apps, desktop apps and other services, the ability to talk to a WordPress site. The XML-RPC API that WordPress provides gives developers, a way to write applications (for you) that can do many of the things that you can do when logged into WordPress via the web interface.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p>Block XML-RPC by following way.</p>
<ul>
<li>Disable pingback.ping, pingback.extensions.getPingbacks and Unset X-Pingback from HTTP headers, that will block bots to access specified method.</li>
<li>Disable/Block XML-RPC for all users.</li>
</ul>


Manage XML-RPC

Enable/Disable XML-RPC for all or based on IP list, also you can control pingback and Unset X-Pingback from HTTP headers.

Janric Simple Security Hardening vs Manage XML-RPC