Walter Ebert

<p>This plugin does more than just using the <code>xmlrpc_enabled</code> hook, because that is only used “To disable XML-RPC methods that require authentication”.</p>
<p>Activating this plugin will also disable pingbacks, trackbacks, and Really Simple Discovery (RSD), because these rely on XML-RPC.</p>
<p>It works with any webserver, because it does not use the .htaccess file.</p>
<h4>Testing the plugin</h4>
<p>From the command line you can test if the plugin is working correctly using <a href="https://curl.haxx.se/" rel="nofollow ugc">cURL</a>. Replace the <code>example.com</code> link to match your website:</p>
<pre><code>curl -d '<?xml version="1.0"?><methodCall><methodName>system.listMethods</methodName><params><param><value><string/></value></param></params></methodCall>' https://example.com/xmlrpc.php
</code></pre>
<p>This should only return the following methods:<br />
– <code>system.multicall</code><br />
– <code>system.listMethods</code><br />
– <code>system.getCapabilities</code></p>


Remove XML-RPC Methods

Remove all WordPress methods from the XML-RPC API to increase security.

Pascal CESCATO

<p>Secure your site’s XML-RPC by removing some methods, instead of disabling totally XML-RPC, which is needed by some plugins (eg. Jetpack) and some mobile apps.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p>Removes the following methods from XML-RPC interface.</p>
<ul>
<li>system.multicall</li>
<li>system.listMethods</li>
<li>system.getCapabilities</li>
<li>pingback.extensions.getPingbacks</li>
<li>pingback.ping</li>
<li>X-Pingback from HTTP headers</li>
</ul>
<p>This is not perfect, but it will help prerventing attacks</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher.</li>
</ul>


stop XML-RPC Attacks

Secure your site's XML-RPC by removing some methods, while you can still use XML-RPC.

Remove XML-RPC Methods vs stop XML-RPC Attacks