Pierview Agent Analytics vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Pierview Agent Analytics helps you measure AI search visibility by tracking visits from AI search platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. As these systems crawl websites to generate answers for their users, this plugin detects their visits and reports them to your Pierview dashboard, showing which AI systems are reading your content, how often, and which pages they visit. Gain the insights you need to improve your AI Search performance through robust AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) capabilities. Read more at pierview.ai. Key Features Named bot identification: distinguishes between 25+ AI agents including ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Bing, and more Zero performance impact: detection and reporting use a non-blocking background request that adds no latency to page loads Privacy controls: redact sensitive query parameters and exclude specific URL path prefixes from being tracked No database tables: lightweight footprint, clean uninstall Test connection: verify your API key and endpoint are working from the settings page Enable/disable without deactivating: pause tracking at any time from the General settings tab How It Works On each front-end request, the plugin reads the incoming User-Agent header It checks the User-Agent against a list of 25+ known AI agent patterns If a match is found, a non-blocking HTTP POST is sent to the Pierview platform in the background The event appears in your Pierview dashboard with agent name, page path, and timestamp Regular human visitors and WordPress admin traffic are never tracked Supported AI Agents ChatGPT / OpenAI: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot Claude / Anthropic: ClaudeBot, Claude-User, Claude-SearchBot, anthropic-ai Perplexity: PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User Gemini / Google: Google-Extended, Google-CloudVertexBot, GoogleAgent-Mariner Grok / xAI: GrokBot, xAI-Grok, Grok-DeepSearch Microsoft Bing: Bingbot Apple: Applebot, Applebot-Extended Meta: FacebookBot Amazon: Amazonbot DuckDuckGo: DuckAssistBot Plus: Cohere, Mistral, DeepSeek, You.com, ByteDance, Phind, Diffbot, and more Privacy & Security AI traffic only: only requests from known AI agent User-Agents are reported, regular visitors are never tracked Admin traffic excluded: wp-admin, wp-login.php, REST API, and feed requests are always skipped Query parameter redaction: strip sensitive parameters (e.g. token, session_id) from paths before they leave your server Path exclusions: exclude entire sections of your site (e.g. /checkout/, /members/) from tracking Nonce-protected admin: all admin actions use WordPress nonces and capability checks No client-side tracking: server-side only, no cookies, no JavaScript injected into your pages External Services This plugin transmits data to the Pierview analytics service when a known AI agent bot is detected visiting your site. No data is sent for regular human visitors. The following data is sent on each detected bot visit: the bot’s User-Agent string, normalized agent name, your site’s hostname, the request path, HTTP method, HTTP referer header, the visitor’s IP address, and a UTC timestamp. Data is only transmitted when: * The plugin is enabled (via the “Enable Tracking” setting) * A request matches a known AI agent User-Agent pattern * A valid API key is configured Service provider: Pierview Terms of Service: https://pierview.ai/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://pierview.ai/legal/privacy Data Processing Agreement: https://pierview.ai/legal/dpa

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!