Fix XML-RPC services are disabled on this blog

by | Last Updated On Dec 17, 2008 | how to | 14 comments

If you have done a fresh installation of WordPress2.6 or later and use an offline blog editing software like Windows Live Writer, in all probability – while configuring WLW with your blog- you will end up with a message like Blog Server Error- Server Error 405 occured. XML-RP- services-are-disabled-on-this-blog

XML-RPC services are disabled on this blog

To resolve this error follow these steps:

  1. Go to your wordpress blog dashboard.
  2. Go to Settings > Writing. Scroll Down to XML-RPC  and check Enable the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols.

XML RPC

Enjoy!

14 Comments

  1. Prashanth
    Prashanth on August 30, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    It made my day. thank u

    Reply
  3. Cloud5trike
    Cloud5trike on June 22, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Thank, this is what I need 😛

    Reply
  4. Stuart
    Stuart on May 13, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Thanks i really needed this ….

    Reply
  5. Klaus walkusch
    Klaus walkusch on September 27, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    Thank you for this post – saved me some time.

    Better than the guidelines on the official support forum.

    KLaus Walkusch

    Reply
  7. Amit Bhatia
    Amit Bhatia on July 20, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    Thanks! Your solution fixed the issue.

    Reply
  8. Barbarella
    Barbarella on October 30, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Thanks, works like a charm. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Tomi
    Tomi on October 27, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    Thx;) It was really helpful 😉

    All the best 😉

    Reply
  10. Michael
    Michael on September 17, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    That fixed it! Very helpful. Thanks

    Reply
  11. Amit
    Amit on April 14, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    Thank you for the article. 10/10 🙂

    Reply
    • ROW
      ROW on April 18, 2009 at 10:46 PM

      Glad it helped you.

      Reply
  12. Ajay Pathak
    Ajay Pathak on March 20, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    thanks for this useful stumbled this post dude

    Reply
    • ROW
      ROW on March 20, 2009 at 6:53 PM

      Thanks Ajay.

      Reply

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