Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Stops abuse of your site’s XML-RPC by simply removing some methods used by attackers. While you can use the rest of XML-RPC methods.
This is more friendly than disabling totally XML-RPC, that it’s needed by some plugins and apps (I.e. Mobile apps or some Jetpack’s modules).
- The original one.
- Simple and effective.
- No marketing buzz.
- Maintained and updated when needed since 2014.
- 100% compliant with WordPress coding standards which makes it fail safe.
- 60,000+ active installations can’t be wrong.
If you’re happy with the plugin please don’t forget to give it a good rating, it will motivate me to keep sharing and improving this plugin (and others).
Features
Removes the following methods from XML-RPC interface.
- pingback.ping
- pingback.extensions.getPingbacks
- X-Pingback from HTTP headers. This will hopefully stops some bots from trying to hit your xmlrpc.php file.
Requirements
- WordPress 3.8.1 or higher.
| Domain | Exposures | Headers | Last Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| k*t*y*a*t*a*.com | F | 2026-04-16 08:27:35 | |
| k*t*y*a*a*d*i*a*.com | F | 2026-04-16 08:23:29 | |
| r*g*n*y*6*.com | F | 2026-04-16 04:22:24 | |
| w*r*k*t*u.org | — | 2025-11-12 05:01:38 | |
| p*g*s*c*n*t*u*t*o*.com | — | 2025-11-09 18:39:56 | |
| j*n*l*n*s*a*f*n*.com | — | 2025-11-08 10:44:20 | |
| e*i*e*e*u*y*e*a*l*.com | — | 2025-11-07 10:37:50 |
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