Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs LeadBot – AI Chat & Lead Generation for Your Website

LeadBot is the AI website chat that turns your visitors into leads. With this plugin you add LeadBot to your WordPress website in just a few minutes. LeadBot greets your visitor personally, shows the most important buttons on your website and lowers the barrier to get in touch. The result: more leads, more return on your digital marketing and a higher ROI. More than 1,000 websites already get better results with LeadBot, from small businesses to major brands. Start a 30-day free trial | Visit the website | Pricing | Support What does LeadBot do for you? Visitors come to your website with a goal. LeadBot makes sure that visit goes better, and that visitors actually turn into leads. On top of that you stay in control: incoming questions are routed directly to the right department. That means more return, more connection and more efficiency. A higher ROI on your digital marketing Turn website visitors into leads Lightning-fast loading time, no slowdown on your site From standard templates to strategic decision trees Route leads automatically to the right department AI chat that actually helps LeadBot is more than a standard chatbot. The AI chat helps visitors interactively take the right action on your website: ask a question, request a quote, book an appointment or click through to the right page. Think of it as a digital account manager that is available 24/7 and makes getting in touch as easy as possible. Low-threshold contact options In the LeadBot AI website chat you simply set up the contact options that fit your organization: Chat via WhatsApp Contact via e-mail Call or leave a callback request Contact forms and dynamic forms Request a quote Schedule an appointment or video call Refer visitors to conversion pages Frequently asked questions (FAQ) Fully in your own branding You set up LeadBot entirely to match your brand: your own colors, logo, photo and copy. That way you welcome visitors professionally and recognizably, 24 hours a day. An automatic greeting adapts to the time of day. Different variants per situation Use a different LeadBot variant for each scenario: per page, per device, per campaign or outside opening hours. Variants with different buttons and contact persons are easy to set up in the dashboard. Built for online marketers LeadBot was developed from the hands-on experience of online marketers. As a result, the tool fits seamlessly with generating leads and following them up correctly. Easy to install, while at the same time offering plenty of possibilities for those who want more. How does it work? Create a LeadBot account. You can try LeadBot free for 30 days. Install and activate the plugin on your WordPress website. Connect your account and set up your AI chat via the dashboard. LeadBot appears on your website and turns visitors into leads. Pricing You can try LeadBot free for 30 days. Visit the pricing page for all plans and options. Are you an agency and want to get more out of LeadBot? Discover the partner model. External services This plugin is a connector for the LeadBot SaaS chat widget and cannot function without the LeadBot service. By installing, activating, and configuring the plugin with a LeadBot account, you authorize it to communicate with the LeadBot service as described below. What the plugin connects to and why LeadBot install verification API – https://api.leadbot.com/v1/install-tokens/verify When it runs: only when a logged-in administrator confirms an install link initiated from the LeadBot dashboard. What is sent: the WordPress site URL and the one-time install token from the install link. Why: to verify the install link is valid and obtain the domain key that links this site to the matching LeadBot account. LeadBot widget script – https://script.leadbot.com/script.js?domainKey= When it runs: on every public-facing page, only after a domain key has been saved in the plugin settings. What is sent: the standard request data any browser sends when loading a script, such as IP address, user agent and referrer, plus your public domain key as a query parameter. Why: this script is the LeadBot chat widget itself. It is not a generic third-party CDN library, it is the runtime delivery of the LeadBot SaaS product, served by LeadBot’s own infrastructure. It cannot be bundled locally because the widget is configured and updated server-side per LeadBot account. LeadBot widget runtime – once loaded, the widget may communicate with LeadBot servers to render conversations and submit visitor input according to the flows configured in the connected LeadBot account. This communication is handled by the widget, not by the plugin’s PHP code. No data is sent to LeadBot from the plugin itself until an administrator either confirms a LeadBot-initiated install link in wp-admin, or saves a domain key in the plugin’s settings. Removing the domain key, or uninstalling the plugin, stops the widget from loading. LeadBot privacy policy: https://www.leadbot.nl/privacybeleid Disclose use of the LeadBot service in your site’s privacy policy. The plugin contributes suggested text via Tools -> Privacy.

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!