Title: XML-RPC Settings Author: vavkamil Published: October 7, 2021 Last modified: November 25, 2021 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/xml-rpc-settings/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2611192) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/xml-rpc-settings/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2611192) # XML-RPC Settings By [vavkamil](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vavkamil/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/xml-rpc-settings.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-rpc-settings/) ## Description ### XML-RPC Settings Configure XML-RPC methods to increase the security of your website: #### Build-in features could be used for malicious purposes and cannot be disabled by default. * Disable GET access - XML-RPC API only responds to POST requests. Direct GET access is not needed and can be used to fingerprint websites and use them as XML-RPC zombies in later attacks. * Disable system.multicall - system.multicall method can be misused for amplification attacks. * Disable system.listMethods - system.listMethods method can be used for verifying attack scope. #### Prevent malicious actors from enumerating usernames and credentials. * Disable authenticated methods - Methods requiring authentication, such as wp.getUsersBlogs, are often used to brute-force your passwords. #### Pingbacks are a helpful feature to discover back-links to your posts but can be misused for DDoS attacks or allow fingerprinting your WP version. * Disable pingbacks - Pingbacks are generally safe, but are often used for DDoS attacks via system. multicall. * Remove X-Pingback header - If you decide to disable pingbacks, it’s a good practice to remove the X-Pingback header return by your posts. * Hide WordPress version when verifying pingbacks - Pingbacks’ user-agent can reveal your exact WordPress version, even when hidden by other plugins. * Hide WordPress version when sending pingbacks - Pingbacks’ user-agent can reveal your exact WordPress version, even when hidden by other plugins. #### Unnecessary XML-RPC API, leave enabled if you are not sure. * Disable Demo API - Remove demo.sayHello and demo.addTwoNumbers methods, as they are not needed. * Disable Blogger API - WordPress supports the Blogger XML-RPC API methods. * Disable MetaWeblog API - WordPress supports the metaWeblog XML-RPC API. * Disable MovableType API - WordPress supports the MovableType XML-RPC API. #### If you are using some integrations or WP mobile applications, it might be a good idea to allow XML-RPC only to specific IPs. * Allow XML-RPC only for - IP comma separated eg. 192.168.10.242, 192.168.10.241 #### It is possible to hide a message between the allowed methods when system.listMethods is called (not recommended). * Add message to XML-RPC methods - We are hiring! Check jobs.yourdomains.com ## Screenshots * [[ * The settings page is highly configurable, with a deep set of options available for each feature. ## Installation Secure your website using the following steps to install XML-RPC Settings: 1. Install XML-RPC Settings automatically or by uploading the ZIP file. 2. Activate the XML-RPC Settings through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. XML-RPC Settings is now activated. 3. Go to the Settings >> XML-RPC Settings and configure the plugin based on your needs. ## FAQ ### How does XML-RPC Settings protect sites from attackers? The XML-RPC Settings plugin allows you to configure XML-RPC methods to increase the security of your website. For example, you can easily disable Pingback methods, which might be misused by attacks to launch DDoS attacks. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “XML-RPC Settings” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ vavkamil ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vavkamil/) [Translate “XML-RPC Settings” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/xml-rpc-settings) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xml-rpc-settings/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/xml-rpc-settings/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xml-rpc-settings/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xml-rpc-settings/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.1 – October 05, 2021 * Fix callback function to register settings #### 1.2 – October 05, 2021 * Add `xmlrpc_settings_` prefix to function names to be unique #### 1.1 – October 03, 2021 * Updated readme.txt and fixed grammar #### 1.0 * An initial release ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **4 years ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 3.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.8.13** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/) * Tags * [Brute Force](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/brute-force/)[ddos](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ddos/) [security](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)[xmlrpc](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xmlrpc/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-rpc-settings/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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