README

• Goal
• Why disable WordPress XML-RPC?
• How?
• Requirements
• Installation
  • Alternative Installation
• Known Issues
  • Incompatible Plugins
• FAQs
  • Can I use this with Trellis?
  • Will you add support for older PHP versions?
  • It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this?
  • This isn't on wp.org. Where can I give a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review?
• Feedback
• Change Log
• Security
• Credits
• License

Goal

Disable WordPress XML-RPC (i.e: /wp/xmlrpc.php) via actions and filters. Especially for those who can't control their servers, for example: Kinsta, WP Engine or other managed hosting.

Why disable WordPress XML-RPC?

• Kinsta: What is WordPress XML-RPC and How To Stop an Attack
• WPMU DEV: XML-RPC and Why It’s Time to Remove it for WordPress Security
• Sucuri: New Brute Force Attacks Exploiting XMLRPC in WordPress
• Incapsula: WordPress Default Leaves Millions of Sites Exploitable for DDoS Attacks
• LittleBizzy: How (And Why) To Disable WordPress XML-RPC

How?

Using actions and filters:

• xmlrpc_enabled

Disable all XML-RPC methods which require authentication.

Note: The name is misleading!

• xmlrpc_methods

Remove all built-in/third-party XML-RPC methods.

• xmlrpc_element_limit

Limit the number of elements to parse in an XML-RPC response. Thus, make most XML-RPC requests fail.

Requirements

• WordPress 4.9.8 or later
• PHP 7.0 or later

Installation

$ composer require itinerisltd/itineris-disable-xml-rpc

Alternative Installation

Upload itineris-disable-xml-rpc.php to wp-content/plugins.

Known Issues

Incompatible Plugins

Unfortunately, some plugins still relying WordPress XML-RPC:

• Jetpack

FAQs

Can I use this with Trellis?

Yes, but you have a better choice - trellis-disable-xml-rpc

This plugin is for those who can't control their servers, for example: Kinsta, WP Engine or other managed hosting.

Will you add support for older PHP versions?

Never! This plugin will only works on actively supported PHP versions.

Don't use it on end of life or security fixes only PHP versions.

It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this?

• Articles on Itineris' blog
• More projects on Itineris' GitHub profile
• Follow @itineris_ltd and @TangRufus on Twitter
• Hire Itineris to build your next awesome site

This isn't on wp.org. Where can I give a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review?

Thanks! Glad you like it. It's important to make my boss know somebody is using this project. Instead of giving reviews on wp.org, consider:

• tweet something good with mentioning @itineris_ltd
• star this Github repo
• watch this Github repo
• write blog posts
• submit pull requests
• hire Itineris

Feedback

Please provide feedback! We want to make this library useful in as many projects as possible. Please submit an issue and point out what you do and don't like, or fork the project and make suggestions. No issue is too small.

Change Log

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please email hello@itineris.co.uk instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits

Itineris Disable XML-RPC is a Itineris Limited project created by Tang Rufus.

Full list of contributors can be found here.

License

Itineris Disable XML-RPC is licensed under the GPLv2 (or later) from the Free Software Foundation. Please see License File for more information.