WordPress plugin intelligence profile

Extended API over XMLRPC

A WordPress plugin that allows access to the whole WP API via XML-RPC.

WP PlugIndex snapshot

Current directory snapshot

Tested up to WordPress 4.5
Current version0.9.9
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 4.5
Minimum stackWP 3.0.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update13 Jan 20179y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

Repository metrics are context, not quality scores. Active installations measure adoption and can strongly reflect a plugin’s age and historical popularity. Ratings, recent updates and “Tested up to” metadata also do not guarantee modern code, error-free operation, security, feature completeness or suitability for a particular site. Why active installs don’t tell the whole story →

WP PlugIndex currently records Extended API over XMLRPC version 0.9.9 as active, updated 9y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.5.

Overview

About this plugin

A WordPress plugin that allows access to the whole WP API via XML-RPC.

What does it do?

The full WP API is comprehensive, but most of it is only available to plugin code, not remotely. The official WP XML-RPC API is much smaller. This plugin opens up access to that full internal API remotely so that you can do whatever you want over XML-RPC.

Which methods does it allow me to call?

Anything in the WordPress Function Reference that your username has access to.

How do I use it?

First you should make sure that you have working code that can interact with the standard supported methods in the XML-RPC WordPress API. Once you do, you are ready to use this plugin. See also About WordPress XML-RPC Support.

callWpMethod, and then pass the WP API method name that you want to call as the first parameter, followed by any other parameters meeded by that method. Exactly how you do this depends upon the XML-RPC client library you are using in your code. So (for example), if you are currently using the XML-RPC API like this:

getComment', 5);

then instead do this:

callWpMethod', 'wp_create_user', $new_username, $new_password, $new_email);

or

callWpMethod', 'wp_delete_user', $id_to_delete);

These examples are pseudo-code: they do not relate to a specific XML-RPC client.

Settings

There is only one, and that is the list of functions that should be allowed over XML-RPC. See Settings > Extended API in your dashboard to set it. To allow one additional function, simply set it to the name of that function:

wp_create_user

To specify multiple functions, separate with commas:

wp_create_user,wp_delete_user[,method3]...

To protect you from yourself, this setting comes with a dummy value that does not correspond to a real method. This is to force you to think about what methods you really need to enable. If you set this value to the empty string (blank), all methods are allowed.

Security

There are good reasons why the XML-RPC API only has limited methods. Think carefully about whether this plugin is right for your situation, and only enable the methods you really need.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • xml rpc
  • api
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 4.5

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.5.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to4.5
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity13 Jan 20179y ago

“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.

Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.

Tracking & source

WP PlugIndex tracks public WordPress.org directory metadata and records selected version, compatibility and availability changes as they are detected.

Plugin watchlist

Watch this plugin

Sign in to your WP PlugIndex account or create a free account. Free accounts can watch up to 5 plugins and see what changed.

Watch limit

Watchlist limit reached

You have reached your current active watch limit.