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Disable XML-RPC-API
v2.1.7
A simple and lightweight plugin to disable XML-RPC API, X-Pingback and pingback-ping in WordPress 3.5+ for a faster and more secure website
by Amin Nazemi · Website
disable xml-rpcdisable xmlrpcpingbackstop brute force attacksxmlrpc
- Rank
- #390 24h 0 · 7d 3
- Est. installs
- 157,994 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 833K all time
- Rating
- 4.2 ★ 43 reviews
- Official installs
- 100,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 1 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 0% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.10 compatibility
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- Version
- 2.1.7
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
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- On WP.org since
- 2020
About Disable XML-RPC-API
Disable XML-RPC-API is a WordPress plugin by Amin Nazemi, first published on WordPress.org in 2020. It has 100,000+ active installations and 833,360 downloads in total, and ranks #390 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 3 places. Users rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 43 reviews. Version 2.1.7 was released 9 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10 and requires WordPress 5.0 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under disable xml-rpc, disable xmlrpc, pingback, stop brute force attacks and xmlrpc. Plugins with a similar focus include Remove & Disable XML-RPC Pingback, Simple Disable XML-RPC and Disable XML-RPC Pingback.
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