Disable XML-RPC & Unset X-Pingback

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This plugin disables XML-RPC API in WordPress 3.5+, which is enabled by default.

Author:Jacob Wise (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.5
WordPress version tested:3.9.40
Plugin version:1.0
Added to WordPress repository:22-07-2014
Last updated:18-08-2014
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.swellfire.com/plugins/
Total downloads:1 592
Active installs:70+
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This plugin disables the XML-RPC API on a WordPress site running 3.5 or above and unsets the X-Pingback header.

Beginning in 3.5, XML-RPC is enabled by default. Additionally, the option to disable/enable XML-RPC was removed. For various reasons, site owners may wish to disable this functionality. This plugin provides an easy way to do so.


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