ATR Cookie Notice vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

ATR Cookie Notice is a powerful and user-friendly cookie consent management plugin designed to help WordPress websites align with the Israeli Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13, and related privacy best practices. The plugin provides a customizable cookie banner with granular consent options for different types of cookies. Key Features Israel Privacy Law Aligned – Oriented to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13 Granular Cookie Control – Separate consent options for Essential, Analytics, and Marketing cookies Customizable Design – Full control over colors, positioning, and styling with WordPress color pickers Live Preview – Real-time floating preview that updates as you customize settings Customizable Content – Full control over banner text, buttons, and footer HTML with token support Multiple Banner Positions – Bottom, top, or overlay positioning options Auto-hide Functionality – Optional automatic banner dismissal Responsive Design – Works perfectly on all devices and screen sizes RTL Support – Proper right-to-left language support Multilingual Support – Built-in Hebrew and English translations Developer Friendly – Extensive hooks and filters for customization Privacy Policy Integration – Built-in privacy policy management with customizable footer Cookie Expiry Management – Configurable consent duration Debug Mode – Development tools for testing and troubleshooting Consent Modes – Choose between Full (blocking non-essential until consent) and Simple (informational only) Tools – One-click “Purge caches and refresh assets” with cache busting, styling reset to defaults Cookie Categories The plugin manages three main cookie categories: Essential Cookies – Always enabled, required for basic website functionality Analytics Cookies – Optional, for website analytics and performance monitoring Marketing Cookies – Optional, for advertising and marketing purposes Customization Options Visual Customization – WordPress color pickers for primary color, text color, background color with live preview Position Control – Choose from bottom, top, or center overlay positioning Behavior Settings – Auto-hide delay, cookie expiry duration Custom CSS – Add your own styling rules Default States – Set default consent states for each cookie category Content Customization – Customize banner text, buttons, and footer HTML with token support ({site_name}, {privacy_url}, {privacy_link}) Styling Presets – Light, Dark, Minimal, High Contrast presets for quick setup Privacy & Compliance Consent Management – Proper consent tracking and storage Privacy Policy – Built-in privacy policy templates in Hebrew and English Data Protection – Secure handling of user consent data Regulatory Alignment – Oriented to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (PPL), including Amendment 13 (not legal advice) Developer Features WordPress Coding Standards – Follows WPCS and best practices Extensive Hooks – Customize behavior with WordPress actions and filters Clean Code – Well-documented, maintainable codebase Performance Optimized – Minimal impact on site performance Perfect for businesses, agencies, and developers who need a reliable cookie consent solution aligned with Israeli privacy law that can be easily customized to match any website design. Liability Statement This plugin is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. It is intended to help site owners align cookie consent UX and behavior with Israel’s Privacy Protection Law (including Amendment 13). It does not constitute legal advice, nor does it guarantee compliance. You are solely responsible for verifying your legal obligations and configuring the plugin to meet your specific requirements. The author and contributors are not liable for any damages, losses, or non-compliance resulting from the use of this plugin.

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!