Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs Trust Badges – Payment Icons & Secure Checkout Seals for WooCommerce

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!

Trust Badges is a free WordPress plugin that displays payment icons, security seals and guarantee badges on your product, cart and footer areas. It works with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads, and on any WordPress site through a shortcode. Shoppers look for familiar payment logos and reassurance signals before they hand over card details. Trust Badges lets you place those signals exactly where the hesitation happens — under the add-to-cart button, on the cart page, or in the footer — without writing any code or uploading image files. What’s New in 1.2.0 Version 1.2.0 is a substantial security, performance and correctness release. Highlights: Faster front end. The badge manifest is now parsed once per request instead of once per badge, and results are cached. Badge rendering went from roughly 1 ms per badge to effectively zero. Lighter admin. The settings screen bundle is minified and no longer ships a source map — about 3 MB less to download. Fixed: WooCommerce Cart and Checkout blocks. A leftover filter in earlier versions disabled WooCommerce’s Cart and Checkout blocks across the whole site. It has been removed. Fixed: monochrome badge styles. The “mono” and “mono-card” styles now render correctly on every supported WordPress version; their CSS mask was previously being stripped before output. Shortcodes now accept named groups too. [trust_badges id="1"] and a bare [trust_badges] behave exactly as before; [trust_badges id="footer"] and other named groups now work as well, where previously they rendered nothing. Fixed: settings changes appear immediately instead of after a one-hour cache delay. Security. Removed an unauthenticated REST endpoint that exposed badge configuration to anonymous visitors, and hardened input validation throughout. See the changelog for the complete list. Key Features 459 ready-made SVG badges. Payment logos, security seals, delivery and money-back guarantees — all scalable vector graphics, so they stay sharp on any screen. Works where it matters. Automatic placement on WooCommerce product and cart pages, and EDD download pages. Anywhere else via shortcode. Badge groups. Configure a different set of badges, with different styling, for each location. Four display styles. Original colour, monochrome, card, and monochrome card — recolour any badge to match your theme. No coding required. Everything is configured from Settings → Trust Badges. Lightweight. SVG badges, cached rendering, and no front-end JavaScript. Free and open source. GPLv2 or later, no paid tier required for any feature listed here. At a Glance What it does: Displays payment icons, trust seals and guarantee badges on a WordPress site. Works with: WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, or any WordPress theme via shortcode. Badge library: 459 SVG badges included. Automatic placements: WooCommerce product page, WooCommerce cart (classic and Cart block), EDD download page, site footer. Shortcode: [trust_badges id="footer"] Front-end JavaScript: None. Cost: Free, GPLv2 or later. Settings location: Settings → Trust Badges. Badge Categories Payment Methods: Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Apple Pay, Stripe, Amazon Pay, and many more Security Badges: SSL certificates, secure checkout, and data protection Delivery & Shipping: Free delivery, fast shipping, and tracking options Guarantees: Money-back guarantee, satisfaction guarantee, and warranty Certifications: Industry certifications and compliance badges Custom Badges: Upload your own promotional or brand-specific badges Usage After activation, go to the Settings -> Trust Badges section in the WordPress admin menu to manage your badges: Add New Badges: Upload images or select from pre-designed badges. Customize Badges: Change sizes, colors, and positions. Shortcodes: Use shortcodes to display badges anywhere on your site. Shortcode Usage The plugin uses badge groups to organize different sets of badges. Each group can have different settings, selected badges, and display options. Display badges by group ID: [trust_badges id=”product_page”] [trust_badges id=”cart”] [trust_badges id=”footer”] Display badges without specifying an ID: [trust_badges] A bare [trust_badges] uses group 1 — the ID given to the first custom group you create — exactly as it always has. Only if no group 1 exists does it fall back to the footer group. Built-in Badge Groups: * product_page: Badges for product pages with payment methods * cart: Badges for cart pages with checkout assurance * footer: Badges for footer display with trust signals Groups you create yourself are numbered (1, 2, 3, …) and that number is the ID to use: [trust_badges id="2"]. The built-in groups above can now be referenced by name as well. You can create and manage badge groups in the plugin settings under Settings -> Trust Badges. WooCommerce Integration The plugin automatically integrates with WooCommerce and displays badges on: * Product pages (after the add-to-cart form) * Cart page (both the classic cart and the Cart block) Easy Digital Downloads Integration For EDD users, badges are displayed on: * Download pages (after the purchase link) Badges can be placed anywhere else, including checkout, using the shortcode. Requirements WordPress: 4.7 or higher (tested up to 7.0) PHP: 7.4 or higher WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads: optional — only needed for automatic placement Support For support, please visit the plugin support page or create an issue on our GitHub repository.