XML-RPC Settings is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by vavkamil.
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XML-RPC Settings is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by vavkamil — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How XML-RPC Settings works
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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
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What is XML-RPC Settings?
XML-RPC Settings is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by vavkamil.