Deaktivieren von XML-RPC in WordPress (sichere Methode)

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1. Jiří Vaněk

   Thank you for the snippet. In the end, I disabled XML-RPC using WPCode because it seemed like the easiest way, and I can also easily revert XML-RPC back. Great!

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2. Pete Mason

   in htaccess, the line:
   allow from 123.123.123.123
   Looks like it wants to be edited with my IP address. But this is not stated anywhere —?

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3. Christine

   Is there a difference between disabling and blocking?

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   • WPBeginner Support

     Blocking would attempt to limit access to the feature while disabling would turn it off completely. If you disable it you wouldn’t need to worry about someone accessing it through a different method.

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4. Rashmi K

   The recomnended plugin Disable XML-RPC has not been updated since last 2 years. It says the plugin has not been tested with the last 3 releases of wordpress.

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   • WPBeginner Support

     For our stance on the not tested warning, you would want to take a look at our article below:

     https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/should-you-install-plugins-not-tested-with-your-wordpress-version/

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5. Nikhil

   Hi,

   Will disabling the xmlrpc.php access also disable the access to wordpress apis used for android/ios app development?

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   • WPBeginner Support

     That would depend on the API being used by the apps themselves.

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6. Vyom

   Found the solution:
   Adding following information in nginx config:
   # nginx block xmlrpc.php requests
   location /xmlrpc.php {
   deny all;
   }

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7. Vyom

   I use nginx instead of Apache. Can I still use .htaccess on my site?
   And do I need to store this file in public_html directory, or one level above it?

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   • WPBeginner Support

     If you’re using nginx then you would not be able to use htaccess

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     • Vyom

       Thanks for the reply. So is there an alternative for nginx?

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       • WPBeginner Support

         You would add the site-specific plugin or the plugin from earlier in the article.

8. Chinecherem Somto

   hi, is it on the .htaccess file on the website root that i will paste the code?

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   • WPBeginner Support

     Yes, the .htaccess in your site’s root folder is where you would add the .htaccess code

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9. Mojtaba Rezaeian

   Thank you author.

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   • WPBeginner Support

     You are welcome Mojtaba

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10. Bapi

    How to use multiple ip or a ip range like 123.123.123.1, 2, 3, …… 100,101

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11. malcolm

    why would we allow 123.123.123.123 ?

    If we aren’t using the service at all, why not let „deny all“ be absolute?

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    • Edward

      If i’m reading the code correctly;
      order deny,allow – puts deny before allow, since deny is ‚all‘ then allow isn’t processed
      deny from all – does what it says
      allow from 123.123.123.123 – is a place holder

      I gather that if you have a fixed IP address you could change order to „allow,deny“ and replace 123.123.123.123 with your IP address. That would allow your IP then deny all others.

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12. David Hoy

    Thanks WP-Beginner, I’m trying to be baddest WP boy in my neighbourhood and this is exactly why I keep coming back to you guys, each question I have you say; here is the easy way, and here is the RIGHT way

    Me an my .htaccess are going to have a little chat about htpasswrd and this here XMLRPC thingy my clients will never need.

    You all just made my corner of the net a little bit safer, as MailChimp would say: High Fives!

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    • WPBeginner Support

      Hey David,

      Thanks for the kind words. We are glad you find WPBeginner helpful

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13. Cezar

    Ok, i will use this code but i want IFTTT to have work on my website what i need to add?

    # Block WordPress xmlrpc.php requests

    order deny,allow
    deny from all
    allow from 123.123.123.123

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14. PhilB

    Hi,

    I have followed the instructions to block the xmlrpc.php file using .htaccess but im not sure if it is working.

    Im using wordfence security and in the live traffic view i can see the requests for the xmlrpc.php file have stopped, but if i check my access logs

    tail -f /apache2/logs/access_log

    I can still see the requests coming in, but the code at the end has changed from 500 to 403. Im concerned im getting a false report from my WordFence plugin and that im still being flooded with spam. Can anyone advise?

    Thanks,

    PhilB

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    • David Hoy

      Oh yeah! Thats working perfectly, your XMLRPC is FORBIDDEN!

      HTTP Status Code 403: The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.

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15. Raymundo

    I got a weird problem…

    I’m using my wordpress blogs with IFTTT and all worked fine, until I integrated it with MaxCDN; IFTTT immediately stopped working. I did some research and the problem might be related to XML-RPC that was de-activated.

    When I check my dashbord in „Settings“ > „Writing“ , I don’t see anything like XML-RPC, Remote Publishing, etc. I’ve checked database in options, also xml-rpc not available / missing.

    I need to activate XML-RPC to keep my IFTTT working.

    How do I re-activate XML-RPC; all I need is a script that I can add in .htaccess or functions.php to activate XML-RPC.

    And why am I missing the XML-RPC funtionality in my dashboard.

    Thank You!

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16. Muhammad Ammar Ashfaq

    I was searching for how to add this file xmlprc.php to my wordpress i am using 4.5.3 version and i came to this page. I need to add this php file because when i enable jetpack i got error of site_inaccessible. Please tell me hot to resolve this error my site is

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    • WPBeginner Support

      Connect to your WordPress site using FTP client or File Manager in cPanel. In your website’s root directory look for xmlrpc.php file. If it is there, then try step 2. If it isn’t then download a fresh copy of WordPress. Unzip and extract it and upload xmlrpc.php file back to your site’s root directory.

      Step 2: Check your WordPress theme’s functions file for the code that disables XML-RPC.

      Step 3: Check your .htaccess and wp-config files.

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17. omonaija

    Please,what can i do to enable xmlrpc on my site?because i can’t login using wordpess mobile app on my smartphone..

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    • WPBeginner Support

      If you are using a security plugin on your WordPress site, then check its settings.

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18. Mook

    Booyah! This WP filter fixed the script kiddie attack. I still firewalled the person, but I don’t have to watch the logs like a hawk to add more IPs to the firewall. THANK YOU.

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    • WPBeginner Support

      That’s why we use Sucuri.

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      • Alex

        Is that because Sucuri acts like the Disable XMLRPC plugin?

        If so I can remove my Disable XMLRPC plugin,

        Thanks

        Alex

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        • WPBeginner Support

          Sucuri acts like a firewall between your site and users. It blocks any suspicious activity before it could reach your website.

19. Chad

    I’m totally onboard for disabling xmlrpc.php server wide in my /etc/httpd/conf/includes/pre_main_global.conf file. But I am left with this questions…is there a way to determine that a particular plugin „NEEDS“ xmlrpc.php in order to work? I have concerns with blocking access to it and then having an issue 2 months down the road and not know that the issue is with the fact that I blocked xmlrpc.php previously.

    Are there any common signs to look for in a log file or such which would point to a xmlrpc.php block as the cause?

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20. Soumitra

    Hi, I just installed the plugin , Disable XML-RPC

    Lets see!

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21. Phranq

    Hey am using WordPress app to post with my android smartphone. Now I can’t login and my login credentials are correct. The response I got was “ we can’t log you in couldn’t connect to the WordPress site“.Could you help me fix this WordPress app login error.

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    • WPBeginner Support

      If you had disabled XML RPC then you may not be able to login using WordPress mobile app. Look in your theme’s functions.php file for this code

      add_filter('xmlrpc_enabled', '__return_false');

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      If it is there, then you need to remove it. You can also try deactivating plugins and turning them on one by one until you find the plugin that is stopping you from login using WordPress mobile app.

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22. Josiah

    It’s worth noting, that „allow from 123.123.123.123“ is optional, and if used should be updated to include your IP, or the IP of the device that needs access to xmlrpc.php (it would be good to cite examples in this article).

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23. Natalie

    I am using GoodbyeCaptcha plugin to turn off the XML-RPC and works with no problem while Jetpack is activated.
    Hope it helps

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24. ATI

    Sorry, I’ve tried this method many times. It didn’t work for me – in fact it brought the front end down (blocking visitors read access to the web page) after adding these codes to the .htaccess file.

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25. Gretchen Louise

    Does disabling it this way prevent this issue? http://theaffluentblogger.com/operating-a-website/wordpress-xmlrpc-php-vulnerability-affects-shared-hosting-sites/ I have a friend whose site is continually crashing because of her xmlrpc file being attacked.

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    • Editorial Staff

      Yes it will prevent the attack to an extent.

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26. Christopher Ross

    Keith, there’s a trend in WordPress to move non-theme related functions out of the functions.php file and into a „site specific plugin“, basically a plugin that you only activate on one unique website and it stores the non-theme related functions for that site.

    You can accomplish the same thing by placing the code in your functions.php file.

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    • Keith Davis

      Thanks Chris
      Looks like you guys have already covered it.
      https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-why-and-how-tos-of-creating-a-site-specific-wordpress-plugin/

      BTW – what’s happened to your comments system?
      Was Livefyre then something related to twitter and facebook and now ?

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27. Keith Davis

    Hi Guys
    Sorry to be a bit thick but could you expand on… „All you have to do is paste the following code in a site-specific plugin:“

    Which plugins are site specific?

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