Disable XML RPC Fully
Simple plugin that disables XML-RPC, since it is enabled by default on WordPress 3.5 and above. It also removed references in the headers and in the body of the html., (*1)
If you wish to follow the development of this plugin, view the code on the official plugin website or follow me on twitter @thespacedmonkey, (*2)
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Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working., (*4)
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Search for 'disable-xml-rpc-fully'
- Click 'Install Now'
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Upload' area
- Select
disable-xml-rpc-fully.zip
from your computer
- Click 'Install Now'
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
disable-xml-rpc-fully.zip
- Extract the
disable-xml-rpc-fully
directory to your computer
- Upload the
disable-xml-rpc-fully
directory to the /wp-content/plugins/
directory
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
GitHub Updater
The Disable XML-RPC fully includes native support for the GitHub Updater which allows you to provide updates to your WordPress plugin from GitHub., (*5)
License
The Disable XML-RPC fully is licensed under the GPL v2 or later., (*6)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
published by the Free Software Foundation., (*7)
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details., (*8)
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA, (*9)
Contributions
Anyone is welcome to contribute to Disable XML-RPC fully, (*10)
There are various ways you can contribute:, (*11)
- Raise an issue on GitHub.
- Send us a Pull Request with your bug fixes and/or new features.
- Provide feedback and suggestions on enhancements.