Turn off JSON REST API on your website to anonymous users and prevent unauthorized requests from using the REST API to get information from your website.
Since the release of WordPress 4.0 came out, there have been a lot of hackers exploiting the vulnerabilities of the REST API. By installing this plugin, you will effectively prevent and disable the use of REST API from unauthorized users and protect the information on your website from being accessible. If someone tries to access the REST API on your site, the plugin will return an authentication error on the API endpoints, for any unauthorized users trying to access it.
While WordPress REST API vulnerability exploits continue this plugin effectively prevent and disable the used of REST API from accessing information from your website, this plugin return authentication error and disable all endpoints for any user not logged in on your website.
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Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.