A Definitive Guide on XMLRPC for WordPress (+ How to Disable It)

The xmlrpc.php file can be found in the WordPress core and is generally enabled by default, which leaves your WordPress site exposed to all kinds of malicious attacks. 

We are going to look at what the XMLRPC file is, what it does, and more importantly, how to manage it while boosting your website’s security. 

What Is XMLRPC?

XML-RPC (eXtensible Markup Language – Remote Procedure Call) was created to offer cross-platform communication. This is a protocol that uses HTTP as a transport, and XML as an encoder to generate procedure calls, thus allowing for the ability to run functions on