Disable XML-RPC Pingback
Add to ListStops 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.