Richard Vencu

This plugin extends the default XML-RPC server API with one new method for specifying author and parent post of remotely uploaded attachment files.
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<li>preserved backward compatibility with the basic method wp.uploadFile</li>
<li>simple usage, just replace with wp_extended.uploadFile and add 2 OPTIONAL parameters to the data struct: author (string, user_id of author) and parent (string, post_id of parent post)</li>
<li>without the optional parameters the new method is identical in behaviour with the basic method found in WordPress API of XML-RPC</li>
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XML-RPC Extended Media Upload

This plugin extends the default XML-RPC server API with one new method for specifying author and parent post of remotely uploaded attachment files.

Pascal CESCATO

Stop XML-RPC Attacks protects your WordPress site from XML-RPC brute force attacks, DDoS attempts, and reconnaissance probes while maintaining compatibility with essential services like Jetpack and WooCommerce.
Features:
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<li>Three security modes: Full Disable, Guest Disable, or Selective Blocking</li>
<li>Blocks dangerous methods: system.multicall, pingback.ping, and more</li>
<li>Compatible with Jetpack and WooCommerce</li>
<li>Optional user enumeration blocking</li>
<li>Attack logging for monitoring</li>
<li>Zero configuration required – works out of the box</li>
<li>Clean, intuitive admin interface</li>
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Stop XML-RPC Attacks

Blocks dangerous XML-RPC methods while preserving Jetpack, WooCommerce, and mobile apps compatibility.

XML-RPC Extended Media Upload vs Stop XML-RPC Attacks