Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs Responsive Picture Block

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!

Core Essentials – Responsive Picture Block turns several standard Image blocks into one semantic, front-end HTML element. It’s built for art direction: choose different crops, compositions, or formats for different breakpoints (e.g., a tight mobile crop, a wider desktop crop, or an AVIF/WebP source). Why this matters: vs srcset is great for picking the right resolution of the same image. But when you need different content (crop/ratio/composition) at different viewport widths, you need art direction — that’s exactly what does by letting you swap entire sources via . Editor-first UX Authors see a single “Responsive Picture (Block)” wrapper, then insert one Image per breakpoint. The plugin mirrors the link /caption from the Desktop image. Per-image design controls (aspect ratio, object-fit, width/height) are respected. The block’s preview shows the native Desktop / Tablet / Mobile toolbar: Desktop preview ⇒ show all child images Tablet preview ⇒ show Tablet, else Desktop, else Mobile Mobile preview ⇒ show Mobile, else Tablet, else Desktop Perfect source ordering Custom media queries are auto-sorted so the correct wins (most specific first). Works with max-width, min-width, and range queries. Key Features Wraps multiple core Image blocks into a single semantic Pick Desktop / Tablet / Mobile / Custom images (true art direction) Override media per Tablet/Mobile/Custom (e.g., (max-width: 1200px)) Optional sizes override per source (advanced bandwidth tuning) Allows width, height, aspect-ratio, object-fit per breakpoint Uses link + caption from the Desktop (fallback) image Editor preview follows WordPress’ device switcher (Desktop/Tablet/Mobile) Prevents layout overflow; picture wrapper is fully responsive Works with standard WP image sizes and responsive srcset Lightweight, no front-end JS — pure HTML/CSS on the front end Why (Art Direction 101) When your layout needs different imagery across breakpoints (e.g., a vertical crop on phones and a wide landscape on desktops), you’re doing art direction. The element enables this by letting the browser choose an entire source based on media conditions (and even file type, like AVIF/WebP), not just a different width of the same file. The result is better design control and faster pages because each device downloads only the most appropriate asset for its layout saving you bandwidth as well as having compositions control. Use Cases Hero banners with different crops for mobile vs desktop Product images where the subject framing changes on small screens Editorial layouts that require portrait vs landscape compositions File format switching (e.g., AVIF/WebP with PNG/JPEG fallback) Usage Insert the Responsive Picture (Block) block. Add Image blocks inside it for: Desktop (fallback), Tablet, Mobile, and/or Custom. Select each Image and open the Responsive: Breakpoint panel: Viewport: Desktop / Tablet / Mobile / Custom Override media query (Tablet/Mobile): optional (e.g., (max-width: 1200px)) Custom media query: required when using the “Custom” viewport (Optional) Open Advanced: Sizes override to set a custom sizes="" for that source. Use the editor’s Desktop / Tablet / Mobile preview to check the effective image per breakpoint. Publish. The front end renders a single with perfectly ordered tags and a fallback . Block Details Block name: ce/responsive-picture Children: one or more core/image blocks Front-end HTML output: