Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
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!
Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More
Display Yelp and Google business reviews on your site, either in the same single feed or in multiple different ones. Provide social proof through real customer testimonials that will turn site visitors into paying customers. If a Google business listing has a physical location, you can display your latest reviews for it in an attractive feed. You can also enter the website address of any Yelp business and instantly create a feed of your Yelp reviews as well. Business ratings are an important part of social proof to increase customer confidence in your online business. Website visitors will instantly increase their trust in your business if they can see real customer reviews from real customers. Showing Google rating and Yelp reviews on your website is one of the best ways to convince site visitors to do business with you and boost your conversions. Customer testimonials are crucial to building positive brand trust for online businesses. Our plugin makes it easy to set up an automatically updating feed of Yelp and Google reviews. After installing the plugin, create a feed by visiting the Reviews Feed menu item that appears in your dashboard. Configure a source of reviews for your feed, customize the look and feel, then use a shortcode to display your reviews feed anywhere on your site. It takes less than a minute to get started. In our free version, an API key is required only if you would like ongoing updates to your reviews feed. If you don’t have an API key, you can still display up to 10 of the latest reviews for a single business without needing an API key. Simply verify your email address to unlock this feature! Features Super simple to set up Display reviews from multiple Google and Yelp accounts in the same feed or in separate feeds Completely responsive and mobile ready – layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width Completely customizable – Customize the width, height, number of reviews, number of columns, text size, background color, review spacing and more! Display multiple reviews feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site Customize the length of the review text with the ability to show the entire text with a click Choose to show your Google reviews translated in many supported languages or show them without translation Display the reviewer’s name, date and start rating of each Google review or Yelp review Show the overall star rating of your Google or Yelp listing in a customizable header at the top of the feed Prompt site visitors to leave a review on Google or Yelp with a button in the header Display your Yelp and Google reviews in chronological order or reverse chronological order. Automatically show new reviews, collected daily when you enter you own API keys (free and easy to get) New! Display up to 10 of the latest free Google reviews or free Yelp reviews for a single business without needing an API key. Simply verify your email address to unlock this feature! Handy block for easily adding your reviews feed to posts and pages using the block editor Benefits Build Brand Trust – Customer reviews are essential to building trust with customers Social Proof – Real customer reviews, proven to increase sales. Display Your Reviews Your Way – Customize your Google review and Yelp review feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seamlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors! Keep Your Site Looking Fresh – Show your latest Yelp and Google reviews and Yelp reviews updated automatically every day. Super Simple to Set Up – Once installed, you can be displaying your Yelp and Google reviews within a minute! No confusing steps or special account needed. Pro Version In order to maintain the free version of the plugin on an ongoing basis, and to provide quick and effective support for free, we offer a Pro version of the plugin. The Pro version allows you to: * Include Trustpilot, TripAdvisor, WordPress.org and Facebook reviews in your feed * Filter reviews by star rating * Create and add reviews manually to feeds * Create custom collections of specific reviews to display anywhere * Show reviews in a carousel slider * Show images from Yelp reviews that open in a large popup lightbox * Show avatar images for all reviewers * Filter customer reviews by keyword or phrase * Moderate your review feeds with a visual moderation mode, select specific reviews to display in the feed * Choose from several attractive preconfigured templates * Highlight a specific Google review or Yelp review * Even more advanced customization options than the free version * Block reviews by specific users * Integrate with WPML (WordPress Multilingual) to show translated Google reviews in the chosen site language * Unlock more reviews and automatic updates without API keys! The Pro version allows you to display up to 50 initial reviews from Google and Yelp and receive weekly automatic updates from multiple sources – all without needing to add an API key. * Collect and display user-submitted reviews! Seamlessly integrate with WPForms and Formidable Forms to collect customer reviews directly through your forms and display them in your review feeds. * NEW! Display WooCommerce product reviews! Showcase reviews from your WooCommerce store by selecting individual products, categories, or tags. Find out more about the Pro version. Featured Reviews from Smash Balloon Products “The plugins created by Smash Balloon are absolutely solid! I’ve used them all on various websites. But recently, there was a code conflict caused by another plugin. I reached to Smash Balloon’s customer support, and they went over and beyond to help me resolve the issue.” – walterhnry “The guys @smashballoon are the bomb! thank you! I’ve been looking for an Instagram plugin like yours forever! Thank you Thank you Thank you!” – ApisCera Feedback or Support We’re dedicated to providing the most customizable, robust and well supported Yelp and Google reviews feed plugin in the world, so if you have an issue or have any feedback on how to improve the plugin, then please open a ticket in the Support forum. For advanced review moderation by star rating or curated list, to display Yelp review images, display reviews in a carousel slider + more, check out the Pro version. Build positive brand trust in your Google business or Yelp listing with real Yelp and Google reviews on your website. Super simple to set up and tons of customization options to seamlessly match the look and feel of your site. Why do I need this? Boost Social Proof Showing real customer reviews on your checkout page, pricing page, and in other places on your website has been shown to increase conversions and boost sales of your Google business or Yelp store. Save Time Don’t have time to update the reviews on your site? Save time and increase efficiency by setting up a feed once and having the latest reviews show up automatically on your website. Display Your Reviews Your Way Customize your review feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seamlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors! No Coding Required Choose from tons of built-in Reviews Feed customization options to create a truly unique feed of your Yelp and Google reviews. Super simple to set up Once installed, you can be displaying your Yelp and Google reviews in under a minute! No confusing steps or registration needed. Mind-blowing Customer Support We understand that sometimes you need help, have issues or just have questions. We love our users and strive to provide the best support experience in the business. We’re experts in the Yelp and Google reviews API and can provide unparalleled service and expertise. If you need support then just let us know and we’ll get back to you right away. What can it do? Display reviews from any physical Google business or Yelp business listing. Completely responsive and mobile ready –your reviews feed layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width Display multiple reviews feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site by creating multiple feeds in our customizer Choose a language for your Google reviews content to display in or leave reviews untranslated. Collect and permanently store new Yelp and Google reviews over time. Use our feature to load more reviews on the page. Encourage visitors to leave their own reviews with a link to Google or Yelp to rate your business.
