by Rob Scott on WordPress.org
This plugin disables the WordPress XMLRPC pingback ping.
The XMLRPC Pingback Ping can potentially be used as part of a DDOS attack. If you do not need the functionality, this plugin will use core functions to disable it.
Control remote publishing with XML-RPC from the writing settings page.
Make XML-RPC work if you rename the file. Some hosts block access to xmlrpc.php file making it impossible to use
Auto Ping Booster will auto ping your blog in Google, Baidu, Yandex and many search engines after each update.