Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Ditty, formerly known as Ditty News Ticker, is a multi-functional content display plugin for WordPress while still offering its signature “News Ticker” functionality. Effortlessly showcase your latest blog posts or custom content through multiple display options, including the classic News Ticker, Slider, and List. Enhance your site by adding more content sources and display options through extensions, enabling you to present RSS feeds, social media, image galleries, custom post types, and more through the included displays or additional display extensions like grid and carousel. Discover the enhanced capabilities of Ditty while maintaining its prowess as a reliable “News Ticker” solution. Overview Enhance your website with moving, scrolling, or sliding content. The Ditty plugin makes it easy to display your latest blog posts or custom text on your WordPress website. Display your content in a variety of customizable formats, including ticker, list, and slider. Customize your display with built-in options and use HTML or CSS to further customize the layouts of your content items. Choose from the variety of Ditty extensions to add even more or utilize Ditty Everything to access all features and display types. Ditty is compatible with all WordPress builders including the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg), Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and more. Ditty is responsive and SEO friendly! Included Display Types Ticker – Create a unique news ticker using the Ticker Display type. Control the direction, spacing, speed, styling, and many other options. List – Create paged lists of your combined content. Multiple settings give you full control of the look and feel on your lists. Slider – Display your content in a responsive slider (using a List display limited to 1 item per page). Get full control over your slider’s speed, direction, and design. Included Item Types Default – Add custom text to your Ditty. TinyMCE Editor – Add custom text to your Ditty using a TinyMCE Editor. HTML – Add custom HTML to your Ditty using a code editor field. WP Posts Feed (Lite) – Add your latest blog posts to your Ditty. Check out Ditty Posts for custom post types, advanced WordPress queries, custom fields, and more! Add more features with Ditty Extensions! Ditty Facebook – Easily add Facebook posts or images to your site using the Ditty Facebook extension. Add multiple Facebook feeds and Facebook albums. Ditty Grid – Display your Ditty items in a customizable and responsive grid. Ditty Images – Add internal and external images to your site through a Ditty. Ditty Instagram – Ditty Instagram allows you to easily add your Instagram feed to your site. Ditty Posts – Easily add any posts to your site using the Ditty Posts extension. Build out a custom WP_Query or select a specific post. Ditty RSS – Easily add multiple RSS feeds to your site. Ditty Timing – Use date ranges, weekly settings, and daily settings to schedule when your Ditty Items are visible or hidden. Ditty XML – Easily add multiple XML data feeds to your site. Key Features Web developers and theme builders will love how Ditty’s flexible and professional-looking display options help to enhance the look and feel of your website. Because of the HTML and CSS styling capabilities, the Ditty plugin will fit seamlessly into any WordPress website. Key plugin features include: Live Updates Ditty will update in the background for users without the need to refresh the browser. Keep your content fresh and engaging. Live Editing See the changes you make while editing your Ditty as you make them. Add Items, edit Layouts and Displays, and see what it looks like before saving. Global Rendering Easily add your Ditty globally on your site, anywhere, without modifying theme files. Want a ticker scrolling at the top of your site, no problem! Mix & Match Content Combine multiple content feeds or custom content in a single Ditty. Merging custom default Items and feeds from various Ditty extensions together has never been easier. Customized Displays Render your Ditty as a custom ticker, list, slider, or other Display through extensions. Customize multiple settings to show your content the way you want. Customized Layouts Take control of the style of your content. Every Ditty Item type can be customized to reflect the style of your site. Use a pre-made template, or edit and customize it to your needs! Easy to Use The Ditty interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, making managing your content a quick and seamless experience. With a few clicks, you can add content, customize your settings, and see your changes in real-time. Whether you’re new to WordPress or a seasoned pro, Ditty will help you to easily add content to your site. SEO Friendly Ditty is built with SEO best practices in mind. With CSS and HTML editing options, you can customize your Ditties to match the style of your website, without compromising on SEO. Not only will you be able to customize your content with SEO in mind, but the plugin files are clean and won’t bog down your website with bloated code. Extensions Ditty comes with numerous extensions and growing! Easily add RSS feeds, social media content, images, blog posts, and more to your website through Ditty. With new extensions being added regularly, you’ll be able to easily add the content that’s important to you and your visitors. Responsive & Mobile Friendly Ditty is responsive and mobile-friendly. All the Ditty display types will adapt to any screen size, including mobile devices. Whether your visitors are viewing Ditty on a desktop computer or using their smartphone, you can be sure that your content will be easily viewed and interactive. Technical Support Whether you’re having trouble with a basic plugin feature or customizing advanced display settings, our ongoing support team are here to answer your questions and help get your Ditty up and running on your website. The existing Ditty documentation is also available to help you get started, or if you need a little extra guidance. So what are you waiting for? Start adding Ditty to your WordPress site today and take control of your content!

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!