Constant Contact Forms by MailMunch vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Constant Contact Forms by MailMunch allows you to painlessly add Constant Contact sign up forms to your WordPress site. The form captures the lead and sends it to specific Constant Contact lists automatically. You can set it to no op-in, opt-in, or double opt-in. You can add forms to posts, pages or sidebar, and also open it as a popup or top bar. Simply sign up and connect your Constant Contact account into the plugin admin settings and it will pull in all your Constant Contact lists. From there you can choose the lists you want to make forms for. What is Constant Contact? Constant Contact is one of the best email marketing tools. Signup up and see for yourself! MailMunch is a standalone service that integrates with all web platforms including WordPress. MailMunch account will be required if you want to use the premium features. Our improved signup plugin for Constant Contact will proactively sign-up new subscribers to your newsletter list. Our forms offer the same basic features that Constant Contact’s official plugin, but also much more. In addition to the Constant Contact form, analytics will help you track the number of form views and subscriptions. Sign-Up Forms Easily create sign-up forms for your Constant Contact list and display it as a popup, embedded widget or a top bar. Features Mobile optimized Constant Contact form Easier sign-ups to your Constant Contact newsletter Automatic synching with your Constant Contact account Beautiful templates for your Constant Contact newsletter sign-up form Complete Integration of Constant Contact into WordPress Easily import Constant Contact forms from an active Constant Contact account Monitor Constant Contact account activity Use Constant Contact Interest Group/Segments Add Constant Contact forms to posts, pages, or categories Set Constant Contact forms to single or double opt-in for Constant Contact Send Constant Contact welcome email Customize the success message and submit button text Redirect users to a page on submission Un-subscribe users from Constant Contact lists View subscriber Constant Contact profiles View individual Constant Contact form subscriber count Display multiple Constant Contact forms on a single page Easily add Constant Contact forms to pages and posts with a button in the page/post editor After installation and creating your account, the plugin will guide you through connecting with Constant Contact, selecting your Constant Contact List from our service, and then adding the form to your site. The time from starting installation to have the Constant Contact form on your site should be less than 5 minutes – absolutely everything can be done via our user friendly GUI – no file editing at all! Our Constant Contact email newsletter list builder helps WordPress users build their audiences online. Why people use Constant Contact Constant Contact has free plans Constant Contact automatically integrates with our plugin Constant Contact easily sends newsletters Constant Contact handles lists of all sizes Constant Contact can send automated drip campaigns (scheduled emails) Constant Contact has better list management Constant Contact has great error messaging Constant Contact has interest groups/segments Constant Contact is a big company Constant Contact is reliable

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!