EventBookings vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

EventBookings Event Plugin is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to seamlessly fetch and display event data from EventBookings. With this plugin, you can easily integrate and showcase upcoming events on your WordPress site, providing users with real-time event details. Key features include: – Automatic fetching of upcoming events from EventBookings – User-friendly display options with responsive layouts – Easy integration using shortcodes – Customization settings from the WordPress admin panel External Services This plugin connects to the following third-party services: Google Maps API (maps.googleapis.com) for interactive map and location features. YouTube (youtube.com, img.youtube.com) for displaying video thumbnails. EventBookings Public API (event-api.com) for retrieving and managing event data. Google Maps API Used to display interactive maps, autocomplete addresses, and embed map previews on event pages. Data sent: When users view pages containing maps or address fields, their browser connects directly to Google’s servers. This may include the user’s IP address, browser information, and location input. Terms of Service: https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps/ Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy YouTube Used to display video thumbnails and previews for events. Data sent: When a thumbnail or embedded video is displayed, the user’s browser requests the image or video file directly from YouTube servers. This may include the user’s IP address and browser information. Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy EventBookings Public API Used to fetch and display event information (titles, descriptions, dates, locations, ticket availability) and handle event bookings. Data sent: – When viewing event listings: Event/location queries are sent from your site to the EventBookings API. – When registering/purchasing tickets: User data required for booking (such as name, email, ticket selection, and payment details) is transmitted securely to the EventBookings API. – EventBookings Terms of Service: https://www.eventbookings.com/terms-conditions-for-ticket-sellers/ – EventBookings Privacy Policy: https://www.eventbookings.com/privacy-policy/ External Assets This plugin loads the following external files for proper functionality: CSS preload: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/loadCSS/2.0.1/cssrelpreload.min.js MutationObserver shim: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mutationobserver-shim/dist/mutationobserver.min.js Polyfill fetch: https://unpkg.com/unfetch/polyfill Formeo sprite: https://draggable.github.io/formeo/assets/img/formeo-sprite.svg These files are required by Formeo and are loaded from third-party CDNs. EventBookings API What the service is and what it is used for The EventBookings API (https://api-rto.eventbookings.com) is used to fetch live event data, process ticket purchases, and manage bookings directly from your WordPress site. This ensures that event details, availability, and booking statuses are always current. What data is sent and when When viewing events: The plugin sends your EventBookings account API key to retrieve event details, including event title, description, dates, and ticket availability. When purchasing tickets: The plugin sends the purchaser’s name, email address, selected event ID, ticket quantity, and payment information directly to the EventBookings API for processing. When managing bookings: If an admin or user updates booking details, relevant booking IDs and updated fields are sent to the API. Where data is sent All data is securely transmitted over HTTPS to the EventBookings API at https://api-rto.eventbookings.com. Conditions for sending data Data is only sent when: 1. A page containing the event shortcode/widget is loaded (to fetch event details). 2. A user completes the checkout form (to purchase tickets). 3. An admin or user updates booking information. A valid EventBookings account and API key are required for these actions. Terms and Privacy Before using this plugin, please review: – EventBookings Terms of Service: https://www.eventbookings.com/terms-conditions-for-ticket-sellers/ – EventBookings Privacy Policy: https://www.eventbookings.com/privacy-policy/ 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!