Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs Virtual Classroom – Video Conferencing & Online Meeting with BigBlueButton

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!

Dedicated Support For quick support and assistance, please contact us Virtual Classroom for WordPress – Free Live Class Plugin Looking for the best e-learning plugin for WordPress to run live lessons from your own site? Virtual Classroom for WordPress is a WordPress virtual classroom plugin that delivers free virtual classroom software WordPress educators can use as a complete WordPress online teaching platform. This live class plugin for WordPress uses BigBlueButton for virtual classroom integration WordPress sites need. Create rooms from your dashboard, embed join forms with a shortcode, and let students attend live classes without leaving your website. It works as a WordPress LMS virtual classroom add-on with LearnDash and as a standalone free distance learning plugin WordPress schools and trainers can deploy quickly. Built for UK educators, training providers, and institutions, this plugin is one of the leading remote teaching tools WordPress offers for live video classes, screen sharing, whiteboards, breakout rooms, and session recordings. Who Is It For? Schools & Colleges – Add live classes as a free distance learning plugin WordPress option. Teachers & Coaches – Run 1:1 or group sessions with a live class plugin for WordPress. LearnDash & LMS Sites – WordPress LMS virtual classroom integration for course pages. Training Providers – Deliver sessions through a WordPress online teaching platform you control. How It Works Install the plugin and connect your BigBlueButton server (hosting guide linked below). Create BBB rooms from the WordPress dashboard under BBB Rooms. Add the [bigbluebutton] shortcode to any page or post. Students click Join to enter the live virtual classroom. Recordings can display after the session ends. About BigBlueButton BBB stands as an open-source video conferencing solution crafted with the motto “Built For Teachers”. It includes collaboration tools for virtual classroom engagement. Explore all BBB features Key Features Live Virtual Classroom Virtual Classroom Integration WordPress – Manage BBB rooms, join forms, and recordings from your WP dashboard. Live Class Plugin for WordPress – Students join live video sessions via a shortcode on any page. Session Recordings – Display past class recordings so students can review keynotes later. Multiple Rooms – Add multiple room tokens in one shortcode so users can choose which room to join. Mobile-Friendly HTML5 – Runs on desktop, laptop, and mobile (iOS 12.2+ and Android 6.0+). Teaching & Collaboration Tools (via BigBlueButton) Audio, video, screen sharing, public/private chat, whiteboard, multi-user whiteboard, breakout rooms, shared notes, raise hand, emojis, polling, slide uploads, and external video sharing. WordPress Integration Virtual Classroom for WordPress enables the user to create BBB rooms right from the WordPress dashboard. Once the room is created it can be added to any WordPress page through a simple shortcode. There is also a possibility to enter multiple rooms in the shortcode to let the user choose the room that they want to join. The student can simply click Join from the page where the shortcode is added and enter the BBB room where the teacher can initiate a virtual classroom session. After the session is over the plugin can also display the recording of the session on the same page so that the students can take the keynotes from the session later on. Free Plugin Limitations Add New option for BBB Rooms on backend is limited to only a maximum of 2 Rooms Join room on the same page is not available. Only join in a new full screen window is supported REQUIRED: Separate BigBlueButton Server BBB software requires a separate hosting server that should be connected to our plugin. Please refer to our hosting guide for setup. This free plugin uses a BigBlueButton server provided by Blindside Networks for testing purposes only, is available “AS IS” without any warranty. It’s publicly accessible, and sessions and recordings may be open to anyone. Recordings on this testing server are not accessible and will be removed after 7 days, so do not rely on them. Pro Version Features There is also a Pro version available with this plugin that offers the below features: * Moderators frontend Room management area * Embed BigBlueButton Room on WordPress i.e join room on the same WP page * Set a Countdown/Schedule for Room * Fully White-label Virtual Classroom * Limit the max allowed participants for a room e.g (5, 10, .. etc) both on a per room and per page basis. This can allow you to conduct a 1:1 or group session * Upload your brand logo that is visible in the BBB room * Customize the room background-color as per your brand color * Change welcome message that is displayed in the Public Chat section of the room * Customize thank you message when the user leaves the meeting * Pre-upload your presentation (ability to upload both globally and per room basis) Get Pro Version Video Guide Watch the setup video How-Tos How to set up hosting and get Endpoint URL/Secret How to join a BigBlueButton room from WordPress How to limit users for a BigBlueButton room How to let instructors manage BBB rooms For further queries contact us or email [email protected] Our Other Plugins WPZoomy LearnDash Student Voice Simple Email Scheduler UpdateGuard Topbar Buddy MasterQuiz AI Add From Server Reloaded LD to Lifter Zoomy Automator Integration