JetHost Total Care – Security & Enhancements vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

JetHost Total Care simplifies your WordPress management by consolidating essential features like security, site enhancements and performance into a single, user-friendly plugin. This eliminates the need for multiple plugins, reducing conflicts, improving performance, and streamlining your workflow. Key Features: Optimize WordPress Core: Configure AutoSave intervals. Enable/disable WordPress revisions. Limit revisions number. Media Trash control. Adjust memory limits for improved performance. Enhance security by hiding your WordPress version, disabling directory listing, and controlling error reporting. Protect core WordPress files and directories from unauthorized access. Disable WordPress emojis to improve frontend performance. Remove default Dashicons on the frontend for faster load times. Disable WordPress embeds to reduce unnecessary scripts and requests. Remove the jQuery Migrate library from the frontend if not needed by the theme or plugins. Limit login attempts to block brute-force attacks and protect user accounts. WordPress Heartbeat API Control: Manage the frequency of the WordPress Heartbeat API to optimize performance and reduce server load. Set different heartbeat intervals or disable it completely for: Admin Dashboard – Maintain responsive experience for admins and editors. Post/Page Editor – Ensure autosave works efficiently without overloading the server. Website Frontend – Minimize unnecessary background requests for visitors. Author Security: Prevent user enumeration for enhanced security. Disable “List Users” functionality. Customize author slugs and base URLs for better control. Admin Enhancements: Duplicate any post or page with one click. Hide the admin bar on the frontend for all or selected user roles. Replace the default WordPress logo with your own on the login screen. Disable Theme and Plugin file editors for better security. Switch entirely to the Classic Editor by disabling Gutenberg. Password protect the entire website from unauthorized access. Set custom redirects after login and logout. Change the default WordPress login URL to protect against brute-force attacks. Under Maintenance Mode – When activated, visitors who are not logged in will see a maintenance notice on the site’s frontend. Logged-in users can continue working in the website without interruptions. Disable search engine indexing to discourage search engines from listing the site while it is under construction. Enable SVG uploads with automatic sanitization for safe use of vector graphics. Comment Management: Disable future comments on posts, pages, and media attachments. Optionally hide existing comments for a cleaner frontend and improved performance. Image Converter (WebP) Convert uploaded JPEG, PNG, and GIF images to WebP format using Imagick. Auto-convert on upload — original image and all thumbnail sizes are converted automatically. Bulk convert all existing media library images with a progress bar. Configurable conversion quality (75–95). “Only keep if smaller” — discard the converted file when it is larger than the original. “Auto-delete originals” — remove original files after successful conversion and update WordPress metadata. Converted files stored in uploads/jethost-optimized/, mirroring the uploads directory structure. Automatic URL rewriting via PHP — visitors see .webp URLs directly in src and srcset attributes. No .htaccess rules required. Per-format cleanup — delete WebP files or originals independently. Page-load statistics showing total images, already converted, and pending counts. Server capability detection — shows WebP support status. Database Optimization Check Database Health – Scan your database to see the number of optimizable items. One-Click Optimization – Select the items you want to clean and optimize instantly. Optimize Database Tables Clean Post Revisions Clean Auto-draft Posts Clean Trashed Posts Delete Comments Marked as Spam Delete Unapproved Comments Delete Trashed Comments Clean Expired Transients Clean All Transients Scheduled Optimization – Automate cleanups by setting optimization frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly). Last Optimization Log – Quickly view the last optimization date and time.

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!