Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Author Box & Pages for E-E-A-T Optimization helps you build trust with your readers and improve SEO by displaying a customizable author box with support for: Google E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) WordPress Author Box with Bio, Avatar, Description, Social Links and Recent Posts Individual Author Pages Fact Checking & Review Guidelines Verified Profiles and Credentials Schema.org structured data Multiple authors with role labels and avatars This plugin is ideal for blogs, news sites, medical content, educational platforms, and any site where author credibility matters. Features 🧑‍💼 Author Box Display – Manual or automatic placement (before/after content) – Shortcode support [author_box] – Show on posts, pages, or both – Custom margins, padding, and border styling – Avatar styles: circle or square – Custom biography or fallback to user profile 🧠 E-E-A-T Enhancements – Add credentials, expertise, and experience years – Show credentials inline or in a tab – Enhanced byline with author role and verification – Support for fact-checking notices and review acknowledgments 👥 Multiple Authors Support – Show multiple authors with roles like Co-Author, Reviewer, Editor – Primary author highlighting – Grid or inline layout – Custom separator and avatar sizes 📄 Author Pages – Enable dedicated author archive pages – Enhanced layout with bio, social links, credentials, and latest posts – SEO-ready meta title and description with variables ({author_name}, {site_name}) – Optional contact form 🔗 Social Media Integration – Social icon styles: symbols or logos – Custom color and size options – Open in new tab, add nofollow, or verification badges – Optional share counts 📘 Tabs and Custom Sections – “About the Author” tab – Optionally show latest posts or custom HTML tabs – Fully customizable colors and layout 🧩 Schema Markup – JSON-LD support for: – Person – Article – Organization – Breadcrumb – Customizable article type – Caching and validation options – Fact checking and review schemas 🖼️ Custom Avatar Support – Upload custom avatars per user – Choose fallback: Gravatar, default WP avatar, or custom image – Max file size control and circular/square styling 1. Flexible Placement & Shortcode Auto–insert before/after content or use [author_box] anywhere. Customizable Styling Control margins, padding, borders, avatar size/style (circle ↔ square) and colors. E‑E‑A‑T Profile Details Display credentials, expertise tags, experience years, fact‑check notices, and review acknowledgments. Multiple‑Author Layouts Support co‑authors, reviewers, editors; choose grid or inline; highlight primary author; set separator and avatar size. Dedicated Author Pages Enable enhanced author archives with bio, social links, credentials, latest posts, plus SEO title/description templates and optional contact form. Social & Link Settings Symbol or logo icons, size/color control, open in new tab, add nofollow or verification badges, and optional share counts. Tabs & Custom Sections “About the Author” tab, plus optional Latest Posts or Custom HTML tabs with full color/layout control. Rich Schema Markup JSON‑LD for Person, Article, Organization, Breadcrumb (plus Review/FAQ); customizable article type, caching, and validation. Custom Avatars Per‑user uploads with Gravatar/default/custom fallback, file‑size limit, and circular/square styling. Credits Crafted with care for content creators and SEO experts who want to show real expertise and transparency. License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 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!