Get Post vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Get Post adds a tag that allows you to retrieve and display the latest post identified by a specific set of parameters. When this plugin is active, any post or page can contain the get-post markup as follows: [get-post tag=some-tag] This will be replaced with the latest post tagged with the given tag. Parameters The parameters control which posts are retrieved by get-post. Options can be used in combination to build a list of criteria for post or posts to retrieve. By mixing criteria, you can exert a lot of control over the post(s) which are found by the plugin. [get-post tag=some-tag random show=3] One note on WordPress in general: if you specify criteria that WordPress can’t match, it will make something up. For instance, if you specify a tag or category that doesn’t exist, it will simply retrieve the latest post with no indication that anything is wrong. Take care to ensure that the options you specify are what you intend. Several of these parameters work best when specifying the slugs. For instance, when specifying a tag it’s best to use the slug value rather than the full name of the tag. To find the slug, see the admin panel -> posts -> post tags. The slug is listed right on that page. You may wish to specify an option value with a space in it. This is accomplished with quotes: [get-post option="a value with spaces"] tag: Specify a tag to search for. The tag’s slug should be specified. [get-post tag=some-tag] category: Specify a category to search for. The category’s slug should be specified. [get-post category=some-category] show: Specify the number of posts to show. [get-post show=5] template: Specify the template to use. This specification overrides the template set in the options panel of the admin interface. See the template section for more details on template tags. NOTE: If entering any HTML into this, please be sure to select the HTML editor rather than the visual editor. [get-post template=" Title: {title} "] random: Select a random post from the matching criteria [get-post random] default: This isn’t really an option. By default, get-post displays the latest blog post. [get-post] Templates Get-post ships with a default template that should render the usual post details in a form that fits well with most themes. You can customize this template to add or remove data from the included post. Additionally, you can use the template parameter to the [get-post] tag to specify a one-off template. Using the show parameter will retrieve multiple posts. In this case, the template will be repeated one time for each retrieved post. These tags are replaced with the value from the retrieved post. For instance, a template containing {title} will actually have the title of the retrieved post, rather than the word title. {title}: The title of the post. {content}: The content of the post. {author}: The author of the post. {date}: The date the post was written. {time}: The time the post was written. {permalink}: A link to the post itself. {authorlink}: A link to all posts by the post’s author. {id}: The post’s ID number. Examples Indicate when your blog was last updated: Blog last updated [get-post template="{date} at {time}."] Link to the latest post: Check out my post: [get-post template=" {title} "] How it works This plugin does something a little bit unorthodox: It reenters “The Loop” while the post content is being rendered. Then, it calls whatever WordPress internal functions will safely work, using raw data from $post when these functions are unsafe to call again. People curious about the internals should examine class-get-post-getter.php. The class is structured to be reusable by any other GPL2 projects.

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!