Title: xmlrpc.php 404
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# xmlrpc.php 404

 *  [mao_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mao_/)
 * (@mao_)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I’ trying to post a new post from my office word 2013 onto my blog in wordpress
   at mauriziolacava[dot]com.
 * I do not have the activating check box under setting to activate the remote posting
   and I get a 404 at the mauriziolacava[dot]com/xmlrpc.php. I checked in my php
   my admin and I can see the file in root.
 * I’ve been browsing for two days now and I can’t understand why it does not work..
   Can you support?
 * Thank you,
    Maurizio

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 *  [Dan Poynor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danpoynor/)
 * (@danpoynor)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/#post-7156976)
 * Have you tried switching to the Twenty Sixteen theme yet? You might need to try
   deactivating all plugins and testing also.
 * XML RPC should be enabled by default on newer versions, so I don’t think there’s
   suppose to be a checkbox to turn it on/off:
    [https://codex.wordpress.org/XML-RPC_Support](https://codex.wordpress.org/XML-RPC_Support)
 * XML-RPC might have been disabled though in the themes functions.php file using
   a statement such as:
    `add_filter('xmlrpc_enabled', '__return_false')` You would
   need to remove or comment out that statement.
 * Also you might try asking the theme developer for support also:
    [http://themetrail.com/themes/worx/](http://themetrail.com/themes/worx/)
 *  Thread Starter [mao_](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mao_/)
 * (@mao_)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/#post-7156979)
 * Hi Dan,
 * thanks for answering I’m scared that if I switch template and then go back to
   worx I’ll mess up the entire website. Do I run any risk?
 * You are right there should not be any checkbox.
 * There isn’t any filter in the functions.php file.
 * Maurizio
 *  [Digico Paris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digico-paris/)
 * (@digico-paris)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/#post-7156986)
 * No mao, unless you tweaked it this is part of WP bundle, so it will never break
   changing theme. It’s supposed to out or in the same data, whatever template or
   theme unless you hook it before (or hardcode modify it) in some way. I talk about
   the few php files for that of course.
 *  [Dan Poynor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danpoynor/)
 * (@danpoynor)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/#post-7156988)
 * You might take screenshots of your theme or plugin settings just to make sure
   you have a reference if needed when switching back and forth.
 * I’d try turning plugins off and testing first. Switching from one theme to another
   shouldn’t mess anything up.
 * The developer that created the theme might respond with any compatibility bugs/
   solutions he’s heard of also.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Dan Poynor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danpoynor/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xmlrpcphp-404/#post-7156988)
 * Status: not resolved

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