Academic Certificate Verification – Certificate Management & Certificate Validator vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Academic Certificate Verification is the ultimate WordPress plugin for verifying, validating, managing, and issuing academic certificates, university degrees, diplomas, course completion badges, and training credentials. Whether you run an educational institution, university, college, school, online academy, LMS platform (LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS, WooCommerce Academy), training center, corporate HR portal, or certification body, this plugin gives you a complete Certificate Verification System out of the box. Prevent document fraud and build instant trust by enabling employers, students, and third parties to authenticate certificate validity in seconds using Unique Certificate IDs, Verification Codes, QR Codes, Barcodes, PDF Downloads, and Direct Clean Verification URLs. 🌟 Why Choose Academic Certificate Verification? Instant Online Verification: Enable visitors to search and verify student certificates using a clean shortcode verification form or direct link. Tamper-Proof Credential Security: Unique ID, secure verification code, and customizable status tracking (Active, Expired, Revoked, Inactive). SEO-Friendly Custom Verification URLs: Clean permalinks like yourdomain.com/verify-certificate/{certificate-id}/{certificate-code}/. Built-in Certificate Maker & Designer: Easily generate custom styled certificates with student names, course names, issue dates, expiry dates, signatures, and logos. Bulk Import & Export (CSV): Seamlessly import thousands of certificate records from CSV spreadsheets and export data whenever needed. Custom Fields & Metadata: Add unlimited custom fields such as Student Roll Number, Registration ID, GPA/Grade, Award Category, Institution Name, and Issuing Authority. Course & Batch Management: Categorize certificates by specific courses, academic departments, graduation years, or training batches. Instant PDF Certificate Download: Allow students and verifiers to download print-ready PDF certificates with a single click. QR Code & Barcode Verification: Scan QR codes on printed certificates using any smartphone camera to verify authenticity immediately. Social Media Certificate Sharing: One-click certificate sharing to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, WhatsApp, or direct URL copy for student portfolio showcase. 🚀 All Shortcodes Included Seamlessly embed certificate verification tools into any page, post, widget, or page builder (Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, Beaver Builder): [acceve_certificate_verification] – Displays the interactive Frontend Certificate Verification Search Form. Users enter their Certificate ID and Code to check authenticity. [acceve_certificate_display] – Displays the complete Verified Certificate details dynamically on your verification page (/verify-certificate/). [acceve_certificate_filter] (Pro Feature) – Displays an advanced public Certificate Directory & Search Filter Table with multi-criteria search. 🎯 Key Use Cases Universities & Higher Education: Verify student degrees, academic transcripts, diplomas, and graduation honors. Online Academies & LMS Platforms: Validate course completion certificates for E-Learning platforms, Udemy-style sites, and membership platforms. Professional Certification Bodies: Issue and authenticate professional accreditations, IT certificates, and ISO compliance certifications. Corporate HR & Employee Training: Verify workplace safety certificates, employee skill badges, and corporate training programs. Event Organizers & Workshops: Issue participant certificates for webinars, conferences, hackathons, and workshops. Roadmap Advanced drag-and-drop live certificate builder with canvas preview. Automated email delivery of verified certificates to students upon creation. Multi-language translation support (WPML & Polylang integration). WooCommerce & LMS automatic certificate issuance hooks. Additional Information Website & Documentation: https://tarikul.top Technical Support: [email protected] Developed By: Syed Tarikul Islam (QueueCommerce) License: GNU General Public License v2 or later

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!