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!
Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager
File management plugin featuring file upload, download manager, statistics and download log. The best file sharing plugin for WordPress Shared Files is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to securely share and manage files, documents and downloads directly from your WordPress site. With features like file upload and download tracking it’s the perfect solution for businesses, educational institutions, and anyone needing to share files easily and securely. Install Shared Files today and enhance your WordPress site’s file management capabilities. Get the Shared Files plugin and stay neatly organized and managed with your documents and files. Shared Files provides an interface for uploading and managing a large group of documents and files easily with numerous layout options and shortcodes for inserting downloadable files anywhere on the website. Controlled and isolated files from the media library, making it simple to list shared files on the WordPress website Upload and manage files from WP admin area View supported files in the browser, including photos, movies, and other types of files (including lightbox view) Search functionality to easily and quickly find uploaded documents Download Manager for WordPress Top 50 most popular files Download log of all file downloads Search log of all searches made in the front end Download counter for all files Front end search from all files Add tags to files Allow visitors to upload files without logging in Allow only logged in users to upload files Enable support for any file type File manager in the WP admin area These are just some of the highlights offered by the Shared Files plugin. Shared Files Plugin Demos Documentation Blog Getting started with this file management plugin Installing and getting started with organizing your files is super simple when you are using Shared Files plugin. Let’s see how! Start managing your files right inside WordPress admin with 2 steps: Add some files and documents from WP admin > Shared Files > File Manager. Insert one of these shortcodes to any page or post on your site. [shared_files] (default file list) [shared_files_simple] (simple file list) All shortcodes can be found from WP admin / Shared Files / Shortcodes That’s it! The files are now listed for downloading. File Management Shared Files for WordPress has a file manager that allows adding files by the following actions: Adding file name Choosing the file Setting the date for the file Setting the expiration date for the file Adding file description And many more The plugin is extremely simple to use while also being scalable for a big number of files all thanks to a bulk of features offered by Shared Files plugin. Host local downloads – an alternative solution to Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive Use this download manager plugin as an alternative to Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive to list the downloads directly on your WordPress site instead of an external service. Media Gallery Create a media gallery of images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF are supported formats) and allow users to upload their own images. File Manager Use the file manager at WP admin / Shared Files / File manager to add the files. Then use one of the shortcodes listed at WP admin / Shared Files / Shortcodes to list the downloads anywhere on your site. Files of any type Shared Files is a file sharing solution for WordPress that allows sharing numerous types of files with ease, including PDF Word PowerPoint XLS Images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF) YouTube videos Any file type can be activated from the plugin settings File folders – this is particularly important for big teams for effective collaboration File search What is the purpose of a file-sharing plugin if not allowing you to easily and quickly find the exact file you’re looking for. This is what Shared Files plugin offers to it’s users. Powerful and fast file search functionality based on defined file data, such as file name, description, and more makes it super easy for Shared Files plugin users to track and find the exact file/document they’re looking for. Previewing files This file managing plugin allows a team to upload files onto the WordPress admin, collaborate with each other, and most importantly administrator and users can preview the files on the browser before going live to ensure the accuracy of the uploaded file. Download files The files you have listed on your site are available for anyone to download by default. It’s also possible to manage, track and limit downloads by various settings. Document / file tags The best way to stay organized and seated with a bulk of files is to assign them tags. With a couple of tags, you can instantly categorize and label files for hassle-free searches down the road, and then find all of those files again easily. Shared Files allows adding tags to files, either using the same tags as posts or a custom taxonomy. File management If your site is continuously growing there is definitely a need to handle the dozens of files and media you have out there. Luckily if you are using the Shared Files plugin, you don’t need any other add-ons. File managing solution Shared Files not only helps to upload and organize files, but it also performs the task of the media library and file manager allowing to store and categorize files and images without the need for other third-party solutions. Lightbox preview Shared Files plugin offers the feature of opening YouTube videos or image files in a lightbox preview. Lightbox previews offer a number of benefits including the ability to customize, add content and update it when necessary, flexibility in location placement, and most importantly high visibility. Front end file upload (in paid plans) An exciting feature of the Shared Files WordPress file-sharing plugin is the ability of users or visitors to upload files. So any of the users having access can upload files right from the front end having their own contribution to a vast depository of website files. It is critical to allow both visitors and users to upload files/documents, particularly allowing to do it from the frontend as it requires the least effort. File sharing For a team collaboration or a group of developers working on the same website, it’s crucial to be able to constantly share files and be able to preview the files others have shared. The Shared Files plugin has thought of it. The plugin allows the quick and easy share of uploaded files with various users with access. FTP upload Using an FTP server is a common solution for businesses that want to keep their data safe. File manager enables the administrators and users to upload files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). They can do it using a single-file or multi-file uploader. Statistics What is more important than having a statistics of your uploads! Shared Files plugin allows you to have constant eye on the uploaded files and documents by providing you with accurate file upload statistics and analysis. Shared Files FREE – a simple solution for file management and download tracking Fast search of all files targeting all visible data on the file card, e.g. name and description Wait for the Countdown page with a counter and automatic download when the counter reaches zero Any file type upload (audio, video, image, PDF, Word, file folder, etc) SVG icons of high quality for 25 various file types, plus individual custom icons for various file types Browser preview of the uploaded files/documents Lightbox view for images and videos (, YouTube, mp4, webm, ogg, mov) Functions as a file explorer, download manager, and file manager WordPress Multisite compatible Shared Files PRO – a full featured download manager and file management plugin Search filters based on categories, tags, and custom field data Users and roles with different file-opening permissions Downloads wait countdown page Frontend file uploader Visitors/users can upload and add files to new categories FTP files can be uploaded and activated with a single click Upload multiple files Allow any user role to edit files from the front end Favorite files for both logged-in and non-logged-in users Activate Media Library files Sort files into groups Alternatively, specify an external URL for the file and track its loads When a file is downloaded or uploaded, you will receive an email notification Set a file’s expiration date Limit the number of downloads for each file Display files in the site search results Log downloader’s city and country City and country also in the search log This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from maxmind.com Demos Simple List 2 columns Single file on page List files from a category Search only List files by category File upload 1 File upload 2 Accordion Favorite files Wait Countdown Page – an isolated download page for all files Additional resources You can check more info about us on our website: https://www.sharedfilespro.com/ For any support queries or feature requests regarding the free version, please contact us at the support forum. Follow the Shared Files blog to stay informed about the plugin and its advancements. Do you want to effectively work with a lot of files by managing them quickly and easily? The solution is one – Shared Files! How can I report security bugs? Please see the first FAQ item below.
