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

Exodox is a unique service for anyone publishing on the web and gives you the opportunity to make money from your web content. Using the Exodox plugin you can lock selected posts and pages on your WordPress site, which your readers can then unlock with a one-off payment. You decide which links you want to lock and to which price. Every month your money is paid out to you. You can read more and create your Exodox account at https://www.exodox.link/ A complement to adverts, collaborations and subscriptions Exodox offers a new source of income for anyone who publishes on the web: Bloggers can get paid for their creativity as a complement to advertising and sponsorship. News sites and magazines can attract new customers as an alternative to subscriptions. Non-profit sites and associations can offer optional ways to donate by offering access to select content such as interviews, meetings, video and competitions among other things. With Exodox, your consumers and followers have the opportunity to show appreciation for your commitment, giving you an added motivation to create more content. The possibilities are endless! One-off payments without the need for subscription With an Exodox account, it’s easy and quick to pay for access to your exclusive web content. There are no subscriptions, fixed fees, startup fees or binding periods. If you do not use the Exodox service, no costs are incurred. A recent survey showed that 75% who encounter a so-called payment wall with the requirement to start a subscription have left the page. Had they instead been given the opportunity to make a fair one-off payment, 73% would have chosen this. You decide! You decide which posts and pages you want to lock, the price and how long your readers can have access for. Your readers only pay for the specific links they choose to unlock. Only one account needed Exodox works much like a global transaction platform. The big advantage is that you only need one account, which gives you the opportunity to access content from all connected internet media and websites globally, such as newspapers, magazines, fan sites, blogs and more. Free of charge and free of risk An Exodox account is completely free of charge and without any binding period. In other words, you pay no running costs and nothing for your account. As a publisher this means that your use of Exodox is completely risk-free. If you, for some reason do not sell, there is no financial loss either. Testimonials from Exodox publishers: “With Exodox, my readers can choose whether to pay for my exclusive content or read my regular content for free.” “As a person, I like to try new ways that allow me to develop. That’s why I decided to use Exodox on my blog.” “I think it is important to offer variation on my blog and create content that is interesting to my readers. With an extra income, I can spend more time developing my content.” “It is very easy to lock a link on my blog, it takes at most a minute! If you are a blogger I definitely think you should try Exodox.” “Exodox gives our bloggers an opportunity to make money in addition to traditional sources of revenue such as advertising and partnerships. It’s a good complement.” “The installation of the plugin was easy and it was quick to get started with the account. The fact that the technology works is really important to feel secure when publishing my posts.” “Exodox is free to use, so you don’t lose anything by trying it!” External services This Exodox plugin connects to the external Exodox Link host application. The Exodox Link host application provides the following services for the plugin: Management of Exodox accounts and the login and authentication of users Payment handling Information of what user have access to what content Locking of links and associated information Exodox link provides the following information to the plugin: The login status and associated user Exodox user id of visitors to your site Information of locks on your site Exodox user access to locked content If the optional api key is set in the plugin settings the Exodox host may also provide information about the host user and settings to the plugin The Exodox plugin provided the following information to the Exodox host: The Exodox user id that owns specific links on the site, this is used to ensure no other user may lock that link. When a unknown user visits the site. the information is used to check if the visitor is a logged in Exodox user. Exodox user requests to unlock content. If the optional api key is set in the plugins settings the plugin may provide Exodox lock and update requests with url, price and duration. Exodox Link is provided by “Exodox Factory AB”. Terms of use and privacy policy can be found here: privacy policy, general terms and conditions, user terms and conditions.

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!