Max Cutler

<p>This plugin brings XML-RPC API enhancements from the WordPress 3.4 release to previous versions<br />
of WordPress (3.3 and earlier). It also adds new user management methods.</p>
<p>It is derived from Prasath Nadarajah’s GSoC ’11 project to expand WordPress’ web services,<br />
although the exposed API methods are not compatible (different parameter names/types/orders).</p>
<h4>Methods</h4>
<p>New Methods:</p>
<ul>
<li>wp.newUser – create a new user</li>
<li>wp.editUser – edit user information</li>
<li>wp.deleteUser – delete a specfic user</li>
</ul>
<p>3.5 Methods for pre-3.5 sites:</p>
<ul>
<li>wp.getUser – get information about a specific user</li>
<li>wp.getUsers – retrieve a list of users</li>
<li>wp.getProfile – retrieve information about the requesting user</li>
<li>wp.editProfile – edit the profile of the requesting user</li>
<li>wp.getRevisions – retrieve revisions for a specific post</li>
<li>wp.restoreRevision – restore a post revision</li>
</ul>
<p>3.4 Methods for pre-3.4 sites:</p>
<ul>
<li>wp.newPost – create a new post (of any post type)</li>
<li>wp.editPost – edit a post (of any post type)</li>
<li>wp.deletePost – delete a post (of any post type)</li>
<li>wp.getPost  – get a specific post (of any post type)</li>
<li>wp.getPosts  – get a list of posts</li>
<li>wp.getPostType – get information about a specific post type</li>
<li>wp.getPostTypes – get a list of registered post types</li>
<li>wp.getTaxonomy – get information about a specific taxonomy</li>
<li>wp.getTaxonomies  – get a list of registered taxonomies</li>
<li>wp.newTerm  – create a new term in a taxonomy</li>
<li>wp.editTerm  – edit a term in a taxonomy</li>
<li>wp.deleteTerm  – delete a term in a taxonomy</li>
<li>wp.getTerm  – get information about a specific term in a taxonomy</li>
<li>wp.getTerms – get a list of term associated with a taxonomy</li>
</ul>


XML-RPC Modernization

excelent

This plugin updates the WordPress XML-RPC API to leverage the latest features of WordPress and move beyond the historical Blogger/metaWeblog/MT APIs.

David Matthew

<p>TrimPress optimizes and trims some of the cruft from WordPress for a lighter, more secure theme!</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Slow down the Heartbeat API to save on admin-ajax usage.</li>
<li>Disable cart fragments, a resource-intensive WooCommerce script (TrimPress automatically detects WooCommerce and only shows this option if it is active).</li>
<li>Remove unnecessary clutter from the WordPress  section, like RSS, RSD, WLW manifest and adjacent post links.</li>
<li>Disable the built-in WordPress code editors that allow users to modify plugin and theme code.</li>
<li>Limit post revisions, which can cause unnecessary database bloat.</li>
<li>Disable automatic emoji rendering, which adds several extra scripts and styles to your site.</li>
<li>Disable the XML-RPC interface, an older system for remote WordPress access that can be exploited by hackers. </li>
<li>Remove the meta generator tag and version url parameters that let potential attackers know what WordPress version you’re using.</li>
<li>Disable comment autolinking, a feature often exploited by spammers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
<ul>
<li>Namespaced and object-oriented code.</li>
<li>Adheres to <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Coding Standards</a>.</li>
</ul>


TrimPress

TrimPress optimizes and trims some of the cruft from WordPress for a lighter, more secure theme!

XML-RPC Modernization vs TrimPress