REST XML-RPC Data Checker
REST XML-RPC Data Checker allow to check JSON REST and XML-RPC API requests and grant access permissions.
5(3 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, REST XML-RPC Data Checker is a WordPress api plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 8% this week. Top alternative: WP Consent API.
5/53 reviews
1.0K+active installs
11K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
JSON REST API and XML-RPC API are powerful ways to remotely interact with WordPress.
If you don’t have external applications that need to communicate with your WordPress instance using JSON REST API or XML-RPC API you should disable access to them for external requests.
In the standard WordPress installation JSON REST API and XML-RPC API are enabled by default.
In particular the REST API is turned on also for unlogged users. This means that your WordPress instance is potentially leaking data, for example anyone could be able to:
- copy easily your published contents natively with the REST API (and not with a web crawler);
- get the list of all users (with their ID, nickname and name);
- retrieve other information that you didn’t want to be public (such as an unlisted published page…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great, but expandable
by Oleg Meglin·3 years ago
This really is a great plugin. The only feature I would love to see is WP-CLI support.
Useful plugin
by bro007·3 years ago
A very useful plugin that works well. The plugin helped close access to the JSON REST API for unregistered users, and also nullified attacks on XML-RPC!
Works fine
by Envox d.o.o.·5 years ago
Having more options that I expected (i.e. enable/disable on user level). Thanks for nice plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 7Yesterday: 6This week: 27Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.4
93.6%
v1.3
6.4%
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Changelog
For REST XML-RPC Data Checker changelog, please see the Releases page on GitHub.
Contributors
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