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XML-RPC is a function in WordPress that allows for remote procedure calls to the application, such as for APIs and other automated tasks.   Unfortunately, the way it is implemented in WordPress makes it easy for this feature to be abused and used to perform DDoS attacks and brute-force attacks (brute-forcing your own WordPress site a [...]

WordPress 4 series 5. How to change your header in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to change your header image. Click Appearance in the left margin. Then click Header. Here we can see a preview of our current header. To change our header, we can [...]

WordPress 4 series 3. How to change your password in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to change your password. Click Settings in the left margin. Then click Your Profile. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page. Enter a new password here. [...]

WordPress 4 series 2. How to configure your settings in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to configure your settings. Click Settings in the left margin. Then click General. This page has general settings that you can change, like the blog title, tagline and website URL. [...]

WordPress 4 series 4. How to edit your profile in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to edit your profile. Click Users in the left margin. Then click Your Profile. On this screen you can edit options relating to the visual editor and color scheme. Update [...]

WordPress 4 series 1. How to install WordPress This tutorial will show you how to install WordPress. For this tutorial, you will need to go to wordpress.org Click the Download WordPress button. Then click to download the latest version of WordPress. Save the file, then go to where it was downloaded. Extract the ZIP folder, [...]

WordPress 4 series 6. How to manage categories in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage your categories. Click Posts in the left margin. Then click Categories. This is where you can add a new category... let's do that now. When ready, click Add New [...]

WordPress 4 series 9. How to manage pages in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage pages. Click Pages in the left margin. Then click Add New. Enter a title for the new page. Then enter the page content. You can select a parent page [...]

WordPress 4 series 10. How to manage plugins in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage plugins. Click Plugins in the left margin. Then click Installed Plugins. This page will show you a list of all your installed plugins. From here you can activate, edit [...]

WordPress 4 series 8. How to manage users in WordPress This tutorial assumes you've already logged in to WordPress, and will show you how to manage users. Click Users in the left margin. Then click Add New. Enter a username and email address for the new user. Then enter the user's first and last name. [...]