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WordPress disable XMLRPC.php for increased security

  • 15th June 2021
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  • Apache, Wordpress
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I have recently been having a few issues with bots and malicious attacks trying to breach WordPress websites via brute force attacks. From my experience 90% of the websites, I have built or worked on never utilise the xmlrpc service, which is included with WordPress, due to this I decided to simply block any access
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htaccess: Block bad bots for security purposes

  • 31st July 2018
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  • Apache, Security
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Block unwanted bad bots, scrapers and default CLI user agents commonly used by scrapers and bots, using Apache and .htaccess.
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htaccess: HTTP to HTTPS redirect

  • 18th July 2018
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  • Apache, General, Hints, Tips & Techniques, Security
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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS or Non-HTTPS to HTTPS to secure your website traffic with SSL encryption. Keep the internet secure and your visitors happy.
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