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.

v1.2.2Samuel AguileraUpdated Added 60k+ installs78% rating
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Category Scores

Security100
Repo91
Performance100
Maintainability98

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

3 findings

Repo Compliance

2

2 issue groups

Maintainability

1

1 issue group

ERRORMaintainabilitymissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;1
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Maintainability
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1
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error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

ERRORRepo Complianceoutdated tested upto headerTested up to: 6.8 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.1
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Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Tested up to: 6.8 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tagsOne or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.1
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Repo Compliance
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warning

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One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

Score History

First score snapshot

v1.2.2

98

Latest

Findings
3
Errors
2
Warnings
1
Check
2.0.0

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