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

The Genoo Plugin for WordPress has been crafted to address one of the most important challenges with WordPress sites – creating an easy way to engage site visitors, capture their contact information, and continue to engage them with relevant content based on their interests. With the Genoo plugin installed, customers using WordPress as their website platform can now: Track all visitor activity and record it into the lead’s Activity screen inside Genoo Automate emails based on site visitor actions Create content-relevant and buyer-stage calls-to-action (CTAs) and insert them on pages, into posts, or in sidebars – wherever they make the most sense based on your content CTAs can be images that change on mouse-over, or HTML buttons – your choice Integrate WordPress user levels with Genoo Lead Types – automatically – and then use Smart Rules to create deeper engagement Understand your approved commenters and add them to your lead database automatically Create and manage forms inside Genoo and present them in your WordPress site using a Genoo form theme or your site’s CSS – use for calls-to-action, event registrations, and more – as popups or full forms -and the forms are responsive too. Form submissions on WordPress automatically create or update Genoo lead records – trigger automatic emails, nurturing sequences, or a variety of other activities With the Genoo Plugin for WordPress, your site will engage visitors, entice them to provide their contact informaton, and increase your audience – which means, ultimately, that you will increase your sales! Schedule a demo now. To download the Genoo Plugin for WordPress, visit https://wordpress.org/plugins/genoo/ or search for “Genoo” from your WordPress Plugins screen (Add New). To obtain the Genoo WordPress Plugin user guide, visit Help/Support from your Genoo Admin Screen. Not a Genoo customer yet? Let’s get your “30-Day Free Trial” started today! Requirements WordPress at least version 3.3 PHP at least version 7.4 PHP DOMDocument extension Active Genoo account (http://www.genoo.com) External Services This plugin connects to the Genoo marketing automation API (https://app.genoo.com) to provide its core functionality. What data is sent and when: Visitor tracking data (page views, clicks, referrers) is sent to Genoo on every front-end page load when the plugin is configured with a valid API key. Lead and contact data (name, email address, and any other fields submitted) is sent to Genoo when a visitor submits a lead capture form embedded on your site. Existing WordPress subscriber and approved commenter data (name, email) is sent to Genoo when a site administrator manually triggers an import via the plugin’s Tools screen. CTA definitions, form HTML, form themes, landing page templates, and related configuration data are retrieved from the Genoo API to display calls-to-action and lead capture forms on your site. This service is provided by Genoo, LLC. Service URL: https://app.genoo.com Terms of Service: https://www.genoo.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.genoo.com/privacy-policy

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!