EasyPusher – Web Push Notifications vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Add web push notifications to your WordPress site with EasyPusher. Send browser push notifications to Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Safari subscribers — re-engage visitors after they leave, announce new content, drive traffic back to your site, and grow your audience. EasyPusher takes care of the parts of web push that usually slow you down: VAPID key generation, service-worker installation, cross-browser payload quirks, and subscriber storage. Install the plugin, paste your API Key, and you’re live — the full push pipeline is managed for you in the EasyPusher cloud. What you can do Send web push notifications to all subscribers or to targeted segments Capture browser subscribers with a customisable opt-in prompt — no coding required Schedule push notifications in advance, or send them instantly Track delivery and engagement — sent, delivered, clicked, dismissed, CTR UTM tracking on every link so push traffic shows up in your analytics Cross-browser support — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Safari, on both desktop and mobile Multi-site ready — manage push campaigns across several WordPress sites from one EasyPusher dashboard Fast CDN delivery — the JS SDK and service worker load from Cloudflare for minimal performance impact Easy uninstall — the plugin cleans up its WordPress options and removes the service-worker proxy file on uninstall Common use cases Content publishers and bloggers — notify subscribers when new articles, podcasts, or videos are published News sites — push breaking-news alerts to your audience in real time Online stores — announce flash sales, new product launches, and restocks via browser push Membership and education sites — let learners know about new lessons, courses, or community activity Marketing teams — schedule re-engagement campaigns to bring lapsed visitors back to your site How it works Sign up for a free EasyPusher account. Add your WordPress site in the EasyPusher dashboard and copy the generated API Key. Install this plugin, go to EasyPusher → Settings, and paste the API Key. Configure your opt-in prompt in the EasyPusher dashboard (style, copy, trigger). Visitors see the prompt, click Allow, and start receiving the push notifications you compose from your EasyPusher dashboard. The plugin does three things on your WordPress site: it injects the EasyPusher JS loader snippet into on public pages, writes a 2-line ep-sw.js service-worker proxy file to your site root on activation, and adds a Stats page to the WP admin that pulls live numbers from your EasyPusher account. A free account at easypusher.com is required. External Service: EasyPusher This plugin requires an account at EasyPusher.com to function. EasyPusher is a web push notification service that provides the server-side infrastructure (VAPID keys, opt-in prompt rendering, push fanout, analytics). Service links: Service homepage: https://easypusher.com Terms of Service: https://easypusher.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://easypusher.com/privacy Requirements WordPress 6.2 or higher PHP 7.4 or higher HTTPS enabled on your site (required for push notifications)

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!