Implement incoming Webhooks in WordPress
As of April 2026, YD Webhook to XML-RPC is a WordPress xmlrpc plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Disable XML-RPC.
This plugin implements a simple gateway to transform webhook calls into regular XML-RPC calls.
WordPress has a very comprehensive XML-RPC API. This gateway will automatically accept webhook calls and convert them into XML-RPC.
It listen to Webhooks to trigger XML-RPC methods in WordPress.
It provides a simple short /webhook URL for triggering WordPress events.
From then on you can use the well-known and well-documented native WordPress XMLRPC API to respond to webhooks and implement needed features in your plugins and custom functions.
The incoming webhook POST data payload will be transferred as-is to the XML-RPC method. It should be XML for it to work well.
Needs PHP5.
If you are using pretty permalinks:
http://[your-site]/webhook?…| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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