Joseph Scott

<p>Work around for some versions of libxml2 2.7.x that strip out brackets when parsing XML.  This plugin fixes XML-RPC requests that are mangled because of this problem.  The real fix for this (making the use of this plugin unnecessary) is to use PHP 5.2.9+ with libxml2 2.7.3+.</p>
<p>For more information about this problem see <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7771" rel="nofollow ugc">https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7771</a>.</p>


LibXML2 Fix

Work around for some versions of libxml2 2.7.x that strip out brackets when parsing XML.  This plugin fixes XML-RPC requests that are mangled because  …

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.

LibXML2 Fix vs Manage XML-RPC