JAY Login & Register vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Developed with ❤️ in Iran. 🇮🇷 JAY Login & Register is not just a login plugin; it is a complete authentication and access control ecosystem for WordPress. While it creates a seamless Mobile OTP (One-Time Password) login and registration flow compatible with Digits, its true power lies in its Advanced Content Restriction capabilities. Whether you are selling courses, running a membership site, or simply want to grow your user base, JAY allows you to lock specific parts of your content and unlock them effortlessly via an inline AJAX form or smart redirects. Why JAY Login & Register? * Performance Optimized: Built-in smart HTML Minifier automatically compresses shortcode output and AJAX responses, removing unnecessary whitespace to ensure perfect layout compatibility with all themes. * **Beyond Basic Login: Don’t just verify users; engage them. Lock exclusive content inside your blog posts and reveal it instantly after a quick SMS/Email verification. * Editor Friendly: Now featuring a native Gutenberg Container Block and smart Classic Editor buttons for protecting content without coding. * Maximum Compatibility: Works perfectly with Gravity Forms (includes a dedicated OTP field Addon), Elementor, and WooCommerce, ensuring scripts load correctly even after AJAX login. 🌟 NEW: Advanced User Panel & Profile Builder Transform how users interact with their profiles. We have added a powerful Drag & Drop Form Builder for the user panel: * Custom Fields: Create unlimited fields (Text, Select, Radio, Checkbox, Date). * Smart Conditional Logic (The Killer Feature): * Server-Side Logic: Show/Hide fields based on existing User Meta keys (e.g., show “Vendor Settings” only if the user has the ‘is_vendor’ meta). * Client-Side Logic: Show/Hide fields instantly based on other fields’ values (e.g., show “Military Service Status” only if “Gender” is “Male”). * Supports complex AND/OR logic groups. * Native Avatar Upload: Users can upload profile pictures directly to the WordPress Media Library (compatible with standard WordPress functions like get_avatar). * Jalali Date Picker: Full support for Persian dates in profile fields. * Secure Validation: All conditional logic is re-validated on the server to prevent tampering via Inspect Element. 🚀 NEW: Gravity Forms OTP Add-on (Fully Integrated) We’ve built a native Add-on for Gravity Forms! You can now verify user phone numbers directly inside any Gravity Form before submission. * Native Field: Adds a dedicated “JAY Mobile Verification” field to the Gravity Forms editor. * Seamless AJAX Validation: Verifies the OTP code via AJAX without breaking the form’s natural flow. * Auto-Login: Optionally log in or register the user automatically upon successful form submission. * Anti-Fraud Security: Fully connected to JAY’s global IP and Phone number Lockout system to prevent SMS bombing on your forms. Key Features Protect Specific Content Sections (Shortcode): Use the [jay_content_lock] shortcode to restrict access to portions of your content within posts and pages, independent of the full-page meta box settings. Choose between two modes: Redirect Mode: Shows a blurred preview and prompts non-logged-in users to log in by redirecting them to the main login page. After successful login, they are returned to the original page, and the specific locked section can be highlighted. Inline Mode: Displays a compact login/registration form directly within the content area where the shortcode is placed. This allows users to authenticate seamlessly without navigating away from the current page, unlocking the content immediately upon success. Enhanced Editor Experience (New): Gutenberg Container Block: A dedicated “Content Lock” block that allows you to drag and drop other blocks (images, forms, text) inside it effortlessly. Smart Classic Editor: Simply click on any existing shortcode to edit its settings instantly. No need to select the text manually. Advanced Compatibility: Solves loading issues with complex plugins like Gravity Forms or Elementor inside locked content by using smart page reloading. Advanced User Data Collection (New) Custom Fields Builder: Easily add unlimited custom fields to your registration form directly from the settings. Supports: Text Inputs Dropdown Selects Radio Buttons Checkboxes Custom Username Support: Allow users to choose a unique “Username” during registration with live AJAX availability checking. Smart Login: Users can now log in using their Mobile Number, Email, or Username seamlessly. Core Login & Registration Features Smart Login & Registration: Automatically detects if a user’s mobile number is new (directing to registration) or existing (directing to login). Digits Plugin Compatibility: Seamlessly recognizes and logs in users previously registered with the Digits plugin. Optional Identity Verification: Enable or disable the requirement for users to provide a National ID or Passport number during registration, with built-in duplicate ID prevention. The system intelligently asks for this information only once. Password & Phone Management: Logged-in users can easily change their registered mobile number or update their password through a dedicated shortcode. Profile Details: Option to enable “First Name” and “Last Name” fields in the final registration step to collect user details. Advanced Security & Anti-Fraud Multiple CAPTCHA Options: Choose from four levels of protection to prevent bot attacks: Disabled: No CAPTCHA. Simple Math CAPTCHA: A basic math question (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Invisible Honeypot: An invisible security trap for bots that doesn’t interrupt the user experience. Google reCAPTCHA v3 (Recommended): The most secure, invisible option to intelligently identify bots without user friction. Social & Gateway Support Google Social Login: Enable one-click login and registration using Google accounts. This provides a fast, secure, and password-free authentication method, automatically creating an account for new users or logging in existing ones based on their email. Bale OTP (Safir API): A cost-effective alternative to SMS. Users who have the Bale messenger app can choose to receive their verification code directly in the app. Eitaa Social Login: Seamless and automatic login/registration for users coming from Eitaa Mini Apps. Provides a frictionless experience with secure authentication using the official Eitaa SDK. Multi-Gateway SMS Support: Natively integrates with popular Iranian SMS providers: iPPanel (and providers like FarazSMS, ModirPayamak, Taban SMS) Kavenegar SMS.ir melipayamak Voice OTP Support: In addition to SMS, deliver verification codes via automated voice calls using the Kavenegar gateway. Advanced Email & SMTP Features Email OTP for Login & Registration: Allow users to register and log in securely using a one-time password sent to their email. The registration flow now requires email verification before password creation for enhanced security. Built-in SMTP Mailer: Configure the plugin to send emails directly via SMTP for maximum reliability and deliverability, bypassing the default WordPress mail function. Customizable Email Templates: Full control over the subject and body of the OTP email using a rich text editor and helpful shortcodes. Test Email Functionality: Easily send a test email from the settings panel to verify that your SMTP configuration is working correctly. Advanced Brute-Force Protection: Protect against OTP and CAPTCHA guessing attacks with configurable settings for: Maximum failed attempts. Lockout duration (in minutes). Blocking method (by phone number, IP address, or both). Hide wp-login.php: Secure your site by completely hiding the default WordPress login page and redirecting all access to your custom login page. Secure by Design: Built with WordPress security standards in mind, utilizing nonces in all AJAX communications and proper data sanitization. Configurable OTP Settings: Customize the length of the OTP code and its validity period (in minutes), complete with a resend timer on the form. Powerful Admin & User Management Admin Area Access Control: Restrict access to the WordPress dashboard (/wp-admin) based on specific user roles. User Switching: For administrators and support staff, easily switch to any user’s account to view the site from their perspective without needing their password. Customizable User Columns: Take full control of the “Users” table in the admin area: Adds sortable “Mobile Number” and “Jalali Registration Date” columns. Allows hiding of default WordPress columns. Allows creating new custom columns based on any user meta key. Seamless User Experience (UX) Smart Redirects: Automatically redirects users back to the page they were trying to access before logging in, creating a seamless and uninterrupted browsing experience. Modern & Customizable Form: A beautifully designed, modern form with an optional logo that can be uploaded from the settings panel. Custom Landing Page: Set a specific default page to redirect users to after they log in or register. Custom Logout URL: Create a user-friendly logout link (e.g., yoursite.com/logout). Logged-in Welcome: Users who are already logged in see a welcoming message with a countdown and an automatic redirect to their dashboard, instead of the login form. Powerful Content & Access Control Content Protection Meta Box: A powerful meta box on the post/page editor allows you to restrict access to content based on: Whether the user is logged in. Specific user roles. Whether the user has a specific meta key in their profile. External Services This plugin connects to third-party services to provide its full range of features. These are optional and only active when configured by the site administrator. Bale (Safir OTP Service) Service: Bale Messenger (developers.bale.ai). Purpose: To send verification codes (OTP) directly to the user’s Bale app as an alternative to SMS. Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: Bale OTP Service Docs iPPanel (and related gateways) Service: iPPanel (ippanel.com) and providers using its infrastructure (FarazSMS, ModirPayamak, etc.). Purpose: To send SMS verification codes (OTP). Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: iPPanel Privacy Policy Kavenegar Service: Kavenegar (kavenegar.com). Purpose: To send SMS or Voice verification codes (OTP). Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: Kavenegar Terms of Service SMS.ir Service: SMS.ir (sms.ir). Purpose: To send SMS verification codes (OTP). Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: SMS.ir Website MeliPayamak Service: MeliPayamak (melipayamak.com). Purpose: To send SMS verification codes (OTP). Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: MeliPayamak Website Google reCAPTCHA v3 Service: Google reCAPTCHA (google.com). Purpose: To protect the login/registration form from automated bots. Data Sent: Hardware and software information, device data, and the user’s IP address are sent to Google for analysis. Links: Google Privacy Policy & Google Terms of Service Service: Google Identity Services (Sign in with Google) Provider: Google (google.com) Purpose: To allow users to log in or register on your website with one click using their existing Google account. Data Sent/Received: When a user clicks the “Sign in with Google” button, they are redirected to Google for authentication. After a successful login, Google provides the website with an authorization code. Your server exchanges this code to securely receive the user’s basic profile information (email address, name, and profile picture) to automatically create or log into their account. Links: Google Privacy Policy & Google Terms of Service Eitaa WebApp API Service: Eitaa (eitaa.com). Purpose: To provide social login functionality for users coming from Eitaa Mini Apps. Data Sent: When a user authenticates, data is securely exchanged with Eitaa’s servers for validation. Link: Eitaa Developer Docs Service: RayganSMS Provider: RayganSMS (raygansms.com) Purpose: To send SMS verification codes (OTP). Data Sent: User’s mobile number. Link: RayganSMS Website

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!