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


MAT Firewall

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<h4>What Is xmlrpc.php?</h4>
<p><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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>Why You Should Disable xmlrpc.php?</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>By disabling the feature, you are closing a potential area of entry for hackers.</p>
<p>XML-RPC functionality is turned on by default since WordPress 3.5. This plugin simply disables only the XML-RPC API Pingback Methods used by hackers on a WordPress site, providing an easy and simple way to disable/enable XML-RPC API Pingback Methods without completely disabling the XML-RPC API, which is used by some plugins and applications (i.e. mobile apps or a few Jetpack modules).</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p>Removes the following methods from the XML-RPC API interface.</p>
<ul>
<li>pingback.ping</li>
<li>pingback.extensions.getPingbacks</li>
<li>X-Pingback from HTTP headers</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 3.8.1 or higher.</li>
</ul>


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