Title: Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress
Author: tildemark
Published: <strong>May 13, 2015</strong>
Last modified: May 13, 2015

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress

 By [tildemark](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tildemark/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/deactivate-xml-rpc.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/deactivate-xml-rpc/)

## Description

This plugin will completely disable or deactivate XML-RPC on your WordPress installation.
This will prevent any brute force attacks to your website using XML-RPC.

By using the plugin, it will remove your ability to post using XML-RPC protocol,
which means no more,

 * post ping backs,
 * remote post from WordPress mobile app,
 * remote post from windows live writer,
 * and other applications that requires XML-RPC.

## Installation

 1. Upload `deactivate-xml-rpc` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. That’s it XML-RPC is now deactivated

## FAQ

  How to check if XML-RPC is really deactivated?

You can check your installation via a [WordPress XML-Validator](http://xmlrpc.eritreo.it/)
service at this URL: http://xmlrpc.eritreo.it/

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ tildemark ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tildemark/)

[Translate “Deactivate XML-RPC on WordPress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc)

### Interested in development?

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check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/deactivate-xml-rpc/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/deactivate-xml-rpc/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **200+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.2.39**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/deactivate-xml-rpc/)
 * Tags
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   [xml-rpc](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml-rpc/)[xmlrpc](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xmlrpc/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ tildemark ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tildemark/)

## Support

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