Plugiva Pulse – Inline Feedback Plugin for WordPress vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Plugiva Pulse lets you collect lightweight feedback and quick reactions directly inside your content. Create structured pulses using yes/no, emoji, or short text questions, or embed inline feedback prompts anywhere using a shortcode. Responses are submitted instantly via AJAX without page reloads. It is designed to be privacy-conscious, fast, and easy to manage from the WordPress admin without relying on third-party services. Key Features Create and manage pulses from the admin panel Embed inline feedback questions directly inside posts and pages (e.g. “Was this helpful?”) Support for yes/no, emoji, and custom response types AJAX-based submissions (no page reloads) Built-in spam protection and duplicate prevention Admin responses table with filtering and pagination CSV export with post context Developer-friendly filters for customization Clean uninstall (optional data removal) Use Cases Quick inline feedback inside blog posts One-question reactions (e.g. “Was this helpful?”) Emoji-based engagement prompts Lightweight internal polls Plugiva Pulse is intentionally focused. It does not try to be a full form builder. Usage Inline Feedback (New) Plugiva Pulse allows you to embed lightweight feedback prompts directly inside your content using a shortcode. Example: [ppls_question q="Was this helpful?" type="yesno"] You can also use emoji-based feedback: [ppls_question q="How do you feel about this?" type="emoji"] Inline feedback is designed for quick engagement: No page reloads (AJAX powered) Duplicate submissions are prevented automatically Feedback is stored with post context Works seamlessly inside posts and pages Custom response types can be added using the developer hooks below. Block Use the Plugiva Pulse block in the block editor and select a pulse. Shortcodes Pulse [ppls_pulse id="pulse_id_here"] Replace pulse_id_here with the pulse ID shown in the admin panel. Inline Feedback Use inline feedback to collect quick reactions directly inside your content. [ppls_question q="Was this helpful?" type="yesno"] You can also use: [ppls_question q="How do you feel about this?" type="emoji"] Developer Hooks Plugiva Pulse provides filters to customize inline feedback behavior and extend response types. ppls_inline_options Modify or add custom inline question types. Each type is defined as an array of key → label pairs. Example: add_filter( 'ppls_inline_options', function( $options ) { $options['rating'] = [ '1' => '⭐', '2' => '⭐⭐', '3' => '⭐⭐⭐', ]; return $options; }); Use in shortcode: [ppls_question q="Rate this post" type="rating"] Note: Validation is handled automatically based on defined options. ppls_inline_feedback Modify the feedback message shown after submission. Example: add_filter( 'ppls_inline_feedback', function( $feedback ) { return [ 'icon' => '✓', 'text' => 'Thanks for your feedback!', ]; }); ppls_inline_hash_window Control how long an inline session remains valid. Default is 1 hour. Example: add_filter( 'ppls_inline_hash_window', function( $window ) { return 600; // 10 minutes }); Notes Labels support safe HTML (sanitized via wp_kses_post) Custom types automatically work with validation No additional hooks are required for custom answer handling

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!