- Listing audit
- 48/100
Remove XML-RPC Methods is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Walter Ebert. With a rating of 5.0★ from 3 reviews.
Remove XML-RPC Methods is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
Remove XML-RPC Methods is a WordPress app. It holds a 5.0★ average from 3 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −Only 3 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Remove XML-RPC Methods works
Removes all WordPress methods from the XML-RPC API to increase security. It does more than just using the xmlrpc_enabled hook, because that is only used “To disable XML-RPC methods that require authentication”.
Activating this plugin will also disable pingbacks, trackbacks, and Really Simple Discovery (RSD), because these rely on XML-RPC.
It works with any webserver, because it does not use the .htaccess file.
Testing the plugin From the command line you can test if the plugin is working correctly using curl. Replace the example.com link to match your website:
curl -d '<?xml version="1.0"?><methodCall><methodName>system.listMethods</methodName><params><param><value><string/></value></param></params></methodCall>' https://example.com/xmlrpc.php
This should only return the following methods:
– system.multicall
– system.listMethods
– system.getCapabilities
Standardized capabilities
AppRanks hasn't mapped this app to standardized capabilities yet. The developer's own feature list is shown above.