Primer Pay vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Primer Pay lets you put any post or page behind a micropayment wall using the x402 protocol. Visitors with the Primer Pay browser extension pay seamlessly and see your content instantly. No user accounts, no subscriptions, no payment forms. How it works: You enter your wallet address in Settings > Primer Pay. You check “Enable x402 Paywall” on any post and set a price (e.g., $0.01 USDC). Visitors with the Primer Pay Chrome extension pay automatically and see your content. Visitors without the extension see a teaser and a prompt to install Primer Pay. Payments settle on Base (Ethereum L2) via USDC — low fees, instant finality. Features: Gutenberg Content Gate block — visual divider between free teaser and paid content with inline settings Classic editor support — [primer_pay_x402] shortcode plus sidebar meta box Per-post price override (defaults to your site-wide price) Per-post wallet override — route payments to a different wallet per post (multi-author support) Multi-network: accept payments on Base, SKALE Base, or both — with configurable priority Theme-matching paywall banner — inherits your site’s fonts, colors, and border radius Configurable access duration: 30 minutes to “never expires” .well-known/x402 discovery endpoint — JSON index for AI agents and crawlers to find purchasable content Works with any theme that renders the_content() normally No user accounts or login required Non-custodial — payments go directly to your wallet Requirements: A wallet address on Base or SKALE Base (e.g., from MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, or Primer Pay itself — same address works on all supported networks) HTTPS recommended (cookies are marked Secure on HTTPS; HTTP still works for local dev) External services This plugin relies on the Primer x402 facilitator service to verify and settle payments. When a visitor attempts to pay for content, the plugin sends the signed payment authorization to the facilitator, which validates the signature and executes the on-chain USDC transfer on the Base network. Service: Primer x402 Facilitator Endpoint: https://x402.primer.systems/settle When: Whenever a visitor submits a valid X-PAYMENT header to the plugin’s unlock endpoint Data sent: The base64-encoded signed payment authorization (EIP-712 typed data) from the visitor, plus the payment requirements (amount, asset address, recipient wallet address, network). No personally identifiable information about the visitor is sent — the only identifier is the wallet address they signed with. Terms of service: https://primer.systems Privacy policy: https://primer.systems This is the standard x402 protocol flow. If you prefer to run your own facilitator, you can configure a custom facilitator URL in the plugin settings.

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!