WordPress: Enabling XML-RPC

Turning on XML-RPC on your WordPress site will allow remote connections and interactions on your site whether you are posting content from a desktop client or through an app on your phone. This step-by-step tutorial will walk you through turning on XML-RPC within the WordPress Admin Dashboard, which will configure your site to work with the other remote publishing functionalities found within XML-RPC.

• Logging into the WordPress Dashboard
• Enabling XML-RPC 
• Summary

Logging into the WordPress Dashboard

1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard. Add wp-admin to the end of the URL to visit the log in page.
   e.g., http://example.com/wp-admin.
2. Enter the Admin Username or Email Address.
3. Enter the Admin Password.
4. Click the Log in button.

Enabling XML-RPC

XML-RPC functionality is turned on by default. If it’s not enabled, you may follow these steps:

1.Click the Settings tab from the side navigation menu to the left.

2. Click the Writing from the sub-menu.

3. Locate the Remote Publishing section, put a check in the checkbox, and then click the Save Changes button.

Important: If you do not see this option in the Settings for Remote Publishing on your site, it means that Remote Publishing is enabled by default. If you do not intend to use that feature, you will first need to install a Disable XML-RPC plugin.

Pro Tip: If you want to customize or modify the XML-RPC in your dashboard, then check the article, WordPress XML-RPC. Here, you will be able to find a plugin that works for you. In order to install a WordPress plugin, see the tutorial at WordPress: Installing Plugins.

Summary

XML-RPC has made it easy to access WordPress from anywhere in the world, and enabling XML-RPC on your site is as simple as all these steps. This gives you the flexibility of being connected to your website and allows you to update your posts from anywhere remotely.