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MAT Firewall is a comprehensive WordPress security plugin designed to safeguard your website from malicious traffic, brute force attacks, and unauthorized access. Whether you’re running a small blog, business site, or eCommerce platform, MAT Firewall provides robust security while maintaining performance.
<h3>Key Features:</h3>
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<li>Advanced Firewall Rules – Block or allow traffic based on IP, country, URI, HTTP methods, and more.</li>
<li>Rate Limiting & Anti-Brute Force – Set request limits to prevent spam, DDoS attacks, and abusive bot activity.</li>
<li>CDN Integration & Protection – Secure your site with CDN IP whitelisting and anti-spoofing measures.</li>
<li>Real-Time Monitoring – View blocked and allowed requests via a detailed security dashboard.</li>
<li>Lightweight & Optimized – Runs efficiently without slowing down your site.</li>
</ul>
🚀 Upgrade to MAT Firewall Pro for unlimited rules, dynamic blocking, enhanced rate-limiting, and priority support. 
🔗 <a href="https://pro.matplugins.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn More & Upgrade</a>
<h3>Upgrade to MAT Firewall Pro</h3>
Unlock premium security features with MAT Firewall Pro: 
✅ Unlimited Custom Rules 
✅ Advanced Rate-Limiting & Dynamic Blocking 
✅ Detailed Security Analytics 
✅ Priority Support
🔥 Upgrade now: <a href="https://pro.matplugins.com" rel="nofollow ugc">MAT Firewall Pro</a>
<h3>License & Copyright</h3>
This plugin is licensed under GPLv2 or later. 
More details: <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GNU GPL License</a>.

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<h4>What Is xmlrpc.php?</h4>
<a href="http://www.xmlrpc.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">XML-RPC</a> is a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol, a feature included in WordPress, which enables data to be transmitted. It uses HTTP as the transport mechanism, and XML to encode its calls.
Unless you use remote technologies and mobile applications to update your WordPress site, you might not be familiar with XML-RPC. For the uninitiated, you can use xmlrpc.php to establish a remote connection to WordPress, and make updates to your site without directly logging in to your WordPress system.
XML-RPC is indeed useful for enabling remote connections between various external applications and WordPress. On the other hand, disabling this feature can help improve your site’s security.
<h4>Why You Should Disable xmlrpc.php?</h4>
The problem is that xmlrpc.php poses a security risk. It creates an additional access point to your site, which could leave it vulnerable to external attacks. Every time you authenticate XML-RPC, you need to supply your username and password. As you can imagine, this isn’t exactly ideal for security purposes.
For example, in order to prevent brute force attacks, you can limit login attempts on your WordPress site. However, with XML-RPC enabled, that limit does not exist. There’s no capping on login attempts, which means it’s only a matter of time before a determined cybercriminal gains access.
By disabling the feature, you are closing a potential area of entry for hackers.
XML-RPC functionality is turned on by default since WordPress 3.5. This plugin completely disables the XML-RPC API which can be abused by hackers on a WordPress site, providing an easy and simple way to disable/enable the XML-RPC API.
<h4>Requirements</h4>
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<li>WordPress 3.8.1 or higher.</li>
</ul>

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