Question

How do I enable xml-rpc on Wordpress installed via marketplace?

Posted on April 15, 2019
Ubuntu 18.04 WordPress
Asked by Kresten

So the Wordpress xml-rpc is disabled by default for security reasons in the app installed via marketplace; that’s great. But I need it to post via the Wordpress app. Does anybody have a clue as to how to do this?

(I can’t find anything describing how it is blocked. I’m guessing .htaccess, but even if I try to - shortly - commenting out everything in there I still can’t call xml-rpc.php.)

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jarland

DigitalOcean Employee

• April 16, 2019

Accepted Answer

Hey friend,

To disable the xml-rpc.php block on our Wordpress one-click image, try these commands over SSH/console:

a2disconf block-xmlrpc
systemctl reload apache2

Jarland

Kresten • April 16, 2019

Yep, that was it! Thanks a bunch. :)

First name Last • November 10, 2020

Hello I have xmlrpc.php disabled. I don’t remember How did I do it. When itype Mydomain/xmlrpc.php it redirects http://sudo/ and says this site can’t be reached. Can you guys tell me which way xmlrpc is disabled and how to enable it again? thanks