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How to block user enumeration via WordPress REST API endpoints?

Vincent Lauton
Updated October 02, 2025 21:03
Plesk for Windows kb: how-to Plesk for Linux

Applicable to:

  • Plesk for Linux
  • Plesk for Windows

Question

  • How to block user enumeration via WordPress REST API endpoints?

Answer

There is an open-source, actively maintained WordPress plugin that specifically blocks User Enumeration:

  • Stop User Enumeration -- wordpress.org

There is also a feature request on our UserVoice page:

  • Ability to toggle WordPress REST API endpoints - UserVoice
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