Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Caddy is a high performance WooCommerce side cart plugin (also known as a floating cart, sliding cart, cart drawer, or mini cart) that improves your store’s shopping experience and helps grow your sales. It replaces the default WooCommerce cart page with a sticky AJAX side cart that slides in from the edge of the screen, letting customers manage their cart without leaving the page. Built on Modern WordPress APIs Caddy v3 is built from the ground up on the WordPress Interactivity API and the WooCommerce Store API – the same modern foundations that power WooCommerce’s own cart and checkout blocks. This means: Instant AJAX cart updates – no full-page reloads. Cart changes are reactive and immediate, making it the fastest WooCommerce AJAX side cart available. Server-synced state – every cart operation goes through the official WooCommerce Store API, ensuring accurate prices, tax calculations, and stock validation. Lightweight floating cart – no jQuery dependency. Caddy uses native ES modules loaded as WordPress script modules for the smallest possible footprint. Future-proof – built on the same APIs WordPress and WooCommerce are investing in long-term. Increase average order value with Caddy’s built-in in-cart upsells and cross-sell product recommendations, reduce cart abandonment with a free shipping bar, and encourage repeat shoppers with a save for later wishlist. 🛒 Side cart, mini cart & floating cart drawer in one 🚚 Free shipping bar to lift average order value ⚡️ Built on WordPress Interactivity API & WooCommerce Store API 📱 Mobile friendly responsive design 🔄 Real-time reactive cart updates 🌏 Translated into 6 languages ⚔️ Cross-browser and cross-OS battle tested 🔒 Secure and reliable 💡 Lightweight – no jQuery dependency 💰 Boosts sales and average order value 🔄 Works with most themes and plugins 🎁 Apply cart discounts and promo codes Try the Demo | Cart Optimization Playbooks | Visit usecaddy.com Caddy Lite features: Sticky floating side cart / mini cart powered by the WordPress Interactivity API – available across your whole site Slide-in cart drawer that opens like an add-to-cart popup – no page reloads Real-time AJAX cart operations via the WooCommerce Store API – no page reloads Free shipping bar (progress meter) that shows customers how close they are to free shipping In-cart upsell and cross-sell product recommendations when customers add to cart Save products for later / wishlist (logged-in users) Quick AJAX add to cart from shop and archive pages – no page reload Cart and saved list links for your navigation menu (shortcodes + widgets) Elementor widgets: drag a “Caddy Cart” or “Caddy Saved Items” element into any Elementor header or layout, with full icon, label, and count-badge styling; clicking opens the side cart and the count stays live Add products & manage cart items without reloading the page Manage cart quantities directly in the side cart Sticky add-to-cart bubble (floating cart icon) with a live quantity indicator Apply coupon codes in the side cart Custom CSS to match your brand WooCommerce HPOS support No jQuery dependency – pure ES modules Supported Languages Caddy is translated into the following languages: English (default) German (Deutsch) French (Français) Italian (Italiano) Brazilian Portuguese (Português do Brasil) Spanish (Español) Compatibility Caddy is compatible with most themes and plugins. The following themes and plugins have been tested and confirmed working: Plugins: WooCommerce Subscriptions, WooCommerce Product Bundles, All Products For WooCommerce Subscriptions, Elementor, Divi Themes: GeneratePress, Flatsome, Astra, Hello Elementor, Kadence, OceanWP, Storefront Upgrade to Pro Upgrade to Pro and unlock powerful customization features, analytics, recommendations, and more. Caddy Pro features: 7 different cart icon styles & 30+ custom color options Cart tracking & analytics dashboard Multi-tier reward levels with free shipping, free gifts, and discounts Workflow automation engine – trigger targeted product recommendations, popup notifications, and auto-apply coupons based on cart contents, cart total, product categories, page, and customer role In-cart announcement bar In-cart product subscription upsells using with the All Products for WooCommerce Subscriptions extension Change the cart bubble position on the screen Display notices when adding to cart or adding/removing saved products Promote custom coupon offers in the cart Set free shipping meter exclusions Set product recommendation exclusions Set product recommendation fall-back rules Show save for later buttons on product pages and shop archives Manage placement of save for later buttons on shop archives Customize a welcome message to new users Hide Caddy on specific pages Hide out of stock products from product recommendations Get priority email support Get early access to new features Upgrade to Pro Now: https://www.usecaddy.com/

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!