ToolPress vs 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!

ToolPress adds the third-party tools your site actually needs — chat widgets, tracking codes, custom HTML/CSS/JS, and CDN libraries — and puts them all in one dashboard. Turn on WhatsApp Chat, connect Google Tag Manager, or drop in a custom script, then use Conditions to control exactly where each one runs. No extra plugins, no editing theme files. Core Features and Integrations ToolPress provides a comprehensive suite of tools to enhance your website. Explore all available tools: 💬 Chat Widgets Integrate multiple chat providers to connect with your visitors through their preferred messaging platforms. WhatsApp Chat: Enable WhatsApp Chat to let visitors contact you instantly via their favorite messaging app. Tawk.to Chat: Add Tawk.to Chat for real-time customer support and live conversations directly on your site. 🛠️ Custom Code/ Scripts Inject custom code into your WordPress Header, Footer, and Body sections without any additional plugins. Custom HTML: Add your own HTML code snippets for advanced site customization and control. Easily inject HTML across your site without editing theme files. Custom CSS: Add custom CSS to style your site exactly how you want. Inject CSS globally or on specific pages without touching theme files. Custom JS: Add custom JavaScript for advanced interactivity, tracking, or integrations. Inject JS site-wide or conditionally, all from the dashboard. 📊 Analytics & Tag Management Centralize your website analytics and marketing tags without editing theme files or installing multiple tracking plugins. Google Tag Manager: Integrate Google Tag Manager to manage all your website tracking and marketing tags from a single dashboard. Google Tag (gtag.js): Add the gtag.js tracking code that powers Google Analytics (GA4) and Google Ads, deployed sitewide or only where you need it. HubSpot Tracking: Connect HubSpot Tracking for marketing automation and visitor analytics. 📚 Frontend Libraries (CDN) Load popular frontend libraries from fast CDN servers without manually adding scripts to your theme. Font Awesome: Instantly add scalable vector icons and social logos to your site for a modern look. Bootstrap: Use the world’s most popular CSS framework for responsive, mobile-first web design. Bootstrap Icons: Access a rich set of free, high-quality icons designed for Bootstrap projects. jQuery: Enhance interactivity and simplify JavaScript coding with the powerful jQuery library. ⬆️ Go to Top Give visitors on long pages a fast way back to the top. Go to Top Button: Show a floating back-to-top button that appears after visitors scroll, styled and positioned to your liking, with the same page, device, and user-role Conditions as every other tool. Conditions: Conditional Logic for Every Tool Every tool in ToolPress supports conditional logic. Optimize your site’s performance and target specific users by controlling exactly where your scripts load. Stop injecting code on pages where it isn’t needed! Page-Specific Loading: Enable tools only in the exact contexts they are required for maximum speed: Target individual pages, posts, or custom post types. Target key site areas like the Front Page, the main Blog Page, the Search Page, or the 404 Error Page. Target archive views, including Category, Tag, and Author archives. URL Matching: Load tools based on the current URL — match exactly, or use contains, starts with, ends with, or does-not-contain rules for fine-grained targeting. Device Targeting: Show or hide tools separately for mobile and desktop visitors. User Role Targeting: Control tool visibility by WordPress user role (Administrator, Editor, Subscriber, and any custom roles), not just logged-in status. User Status Targeting: Control tool visibility based on visitor authentication: Logged-In Users: Display or hide tools specifically for your registered members. Logged-Out Users: Target marketing or sign-up tools only at anonymous visitors. Safe Mode If a script ever misbehaves, Safe Mode lets you instantly disable all tool output from the Settings screen — no code editing, no FTP, no guesswork. Get your site back to a clean state in one click while you troubleshoot. Support & Documentation For guides, FAQs, and troubleshooting, visit our documentation Need help or have questions? Get support here External Services ToolPress connects to several third-party services to enable analytics, chat, and marketing integrations. Below is a list of external services, what data is sent, and links to their terms and privacy policies: Google Tag Manager Used for analytics and tag management. Sends your site’s Google Tag Manager ID to load scripts from Google servers. Data sent: Site ID, browser information, usage data. Service: Google Tag Manager Terms: Google Terms of Service Privacy: Google Privacy Policy Google Tag (gtag.js) Used for Google Analytics and marketing tags. Sends your site’s Google Tag ID to Google servers. Data sent: Site ID, browser information, usage data. Service: Google Tag Terms: Google Terms of Service Privacy: Google Privacy Policy HubSpot Tracking Used for marketing automation and analytics. Sends your HubSpot Tracking ID to HubSpot servers. Data sent: Tracking ID, browser information, usage data. Service: HubSpot Terms: HubSpot Terms of Service Privacy: HubSpot Privacy Policy Tawk.to Chat Used for live chat support. Sends your Tawk.to property and widget IDs to Tawk.to servers. Data sent: Property ID, Widget ID, browser information, chat data. Service: Tawk.to Terms: Tawk.to Terms of Service Privacy: Tawk.to Privacy Policy jsDelivr Used as a public CDN to serve libraries like jQuery, Font Awesome, Bootstrap, and other static assets. No user data is sent to jsDelivr by this plugin; it only requests public asset files by URL. Service: jsDelivr Project: jsDelivr GitHub Terms: jsDelivr Terms of Service Privacy: jsDelivr Privacy Policy