Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs WP EXtra – One Click Optimize

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!

🚀 Boost your website’s performance, security, SEO and user experience with WP EXtra – the ultimate lightweight all-in-one toolkit for WordPress! WP EXtra is built from the ground up with a modular architecture: features run with zero frontend overhead via smart lazy-loading, and every option is centralized in a single autoloaded database setting. 🌟 14 CORE MODULES & POWER TOOLS 1. 📊 Dashboard Widgets Cleanup: Disable unnecessary WordPress core and third-party dashboard widgets with one click. System Info Cards: Real-time server diagnostics (PHP version, memory limits, MySQL, server software) rendered cleanly without external assets. Custom Admin Notice: Broadcast personalized announcements or instructions to specific user roles with custom alert styles. 2. ✍️ Posts & Writing Classic Editor Integration: Seamlessly switch between Gutenberg and the Classic Editor for posts and pages. Featured Image Column: View, set, or replace post featured thumbnails directly inside the admin post list. Extended TinyMCE Toolbar: Enhanced editor buttons including Table generator, Checklist, Visual Blocks, Letter-spacing, Text Case, Underline, and Clean HTML formatting. Category Description Editor: Rich WYSIWYG editor for category and taxonomy descriptions. Global Post Tags Control: Manage post tags with 3 modes: Default, Disable Tag Links on frontend (converts tag links to text badges and blocks tag archives to prevent thin-content indexing), or completely Disable Post Tags. Writing Aids: Post word counter, post ID columns in admin, and automatic revision cleanup. 3. 📑 Table of Contents Auto-Insertion: Automatically generate a structured Table of Contents for posts, pages, or custom post types. Headings Numbering: Customizable multi-level numbering hierarchy (1, 1.1, 1.1.1…) for H1-H6 tags. Sticky Floating Badge & Drawer: Off-canvas sliding TOC drawer triggered by a modern floating action button (FAB). SEO Schema: Native SiteNavigationElement JSON-LD structured data for Google rich snippets. 4. 📋 Clone Content (Duplicate) 1-Click Duplication: Duplicate posts, pages, and custom post types with all meta fields, taxonomies, and featured images. Taxonomy Duplication: Clone categories, tags, and custom taxonomy terms in bulk with chunked processing to prevent memory issues. 5. 🖼️ Media & SVG Secure SVG Uploads: Full support for SVG media files with built-in sanitization against malicious XML and XSS scripts. Auto Image Conversion: Automatically convert uploaded images to modern WebP or optimized JPG with customizable quality. SEO Image Renaming: Automatically clean and sanitize image filenames on upload (removes accents, spaces, and special characters). Auto Remote Image Downloader: Automatically save external images to the WordPress media library upon publishing. 6. 💬 Comments & Anti-Spam Global Comment Control: Disable comments site-wide or selectively by post type. Close Attachment Comments: Automatically prevent spam on image and media attachment URLs. Spam Link Filter: Block automated spam comments containing excessive links without requiring third-party captcha. 7. 🔐 Branding & Login Custom Login URL: Protect /wp-login.php by setting a custom login slug (e.g. /login or /member-login). Modern Login Presets: 5 curated visual themes (Classic Dark, Clean White, Gradient Blue, Glassmorphism, Warm Peach) with custom logo and background support. Cloudflare Turnstile Captcha: Seamless, privacy-friendly bot protection for login, registration, and lost password forms. Limit Login Attempts: IP-based temporary lockout to prevent brute-force attacks. Content Protection: Disable text selection, right-click context menu, and image dragging. 8. 🛡️ Permission & Roles Role-based Backend Lockdown: Restrict /wp-admin access by user role and redirect unauthorized users to the homepage. Hide Admin Bar: Automatically hide the WordPress admin toolbar on frontend for non-admin user roles. Menu Restrictions: Restrict access to specific admin sidebar menu items by user role. Hide Plugins: Hide sensitive plugins from the /wp-admin/plugins.php list table for non-super admins. Chunked Nav Menu Saver: Optimize saving large navigation menus with hundreds of items via sequential AJAX chunks to bypass PHP max_input_vars limits, with group collapse/expand controls. Disable Default Core Widgets: Unregister all default WordPress core widgets (Archives, Calendar, Categories, Meta, Recent Posts/Comments, RSS, Search, Tag Cloud, etc.) while keeping custom and theme widgets intact. 9. 🔒 Security & Core Hardening Disable XML-RPC & REST API: Block pingback spam, DDoS vectors, and lock down REST API endpoints for non-logged-in visitors. Hide WordPress Version: Remove generator meta tags and version query strings from HTML source. Block Author Enumeration: Stop bot scanners from discovering admin usernames via ?author=N and REST API user routes. HTTP Security Headers: Send modern security headers (X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy). Disable File Editors: Lock theme and plugin code editors in the admin area (DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT). Disable Core Auto-Updates: Maintain full control over WordPress core version upgrades. Block Outgoing HTTP Calls: Block external API calls to specific external domains to prevent timeouts. 10. ⚡ Speed & Optimize Asset Cleanups: Dequeue WordPress emojis, guest Dashicons, and default Gutenberg block CSS (~50KB). Remove Global Styles: Eliminate inline global-styles-inline-css and SVG duotone filters from page footers. Strip Query Strings: Remove ?ver= parameters from static CSS/JS files to maximize browser and CDN caching. Preconnect CDNs: Add preconnect resource hints for Google Fonts CDN to accelerate asset loading. 11. 🔗 Permalinks & SEO Remove Category Slugs: Strip /category/ or custom taxonomy base prefixes from URLs. Single Post Auto-Redirect: Automatically redirect category archives containing only 1 post directly to the article. Attachment Redirect: Redirect media attachment pages to the parent post or homepage to prevent thin-content SEO issues. External Link Optimization: Automatically append rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" and target="_blank" to outbound links with domain whitelisting (using fast native WP_HTML_Tag_Processor). Virtual Robots.txt Manager: Customize dynamic robots.txt rules directly within WordPress. 12. 💻 Custom Code & CSS Script Injection: Insert custom HTML, tracking tags, and JavaScript into , opening , and page footer. Responsive CSS: Add custom CSS rules with dedicated code editors for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile devices with automatic minification. 13. 🍪 Cookie Consent GDPR/CCPA Compliance: Lightweight, customizable cookie consent banner for compliance with international privacy laws. Modern Design Presets: Choose between Classic Light, Dark Modern, Soft Warm, or custom color palettes. 100% Cache Compatible: Fully client-side JavaScript execution ensuring compatibility with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, and full-page CDN caching. 14. ✉️ SMTP Mailer Multi-Account SMTP Rotation: Configure multiple SMTP accounts with daily quotas; automatically rotates when daily limits are reached. 1-Click Provider Presets: Pre-configured settings for Gmail, Mailgun, Outlook / Office 365, Yahoo Mail, Amazon SES, Zoho Mail, SendGrid, and Sendinblue (Brevo). Live AJAX Test Email: Interactive test sender with real-time response latency measurement and intelligent diagnostic troubleshooting. Email Delivery Logs: Searchable database log tracking recipients, subjects, sending mailer, status, and error traces. 🛠️ Directory & Server Tools .htaccess Directory Protection: Block direct PHP script execution inside wp-includes, wp-content/uploads, .env, .git, and sensitive configuration files. Encrypted JSON Backup & Restore: Export and import full plugin configuration safely with encrypted JSON files. Service Disclosures This plugin can optionally connect to the following third-party services: Cloudflare Turnstile: Service URL: https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js Service Provider: Cloudflare, Inc. Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ Purpose: Provides privacy-preserving CAPTCHA protection against automated bots on login, registration, and password recovery forms. This service is strictly optional and is only loaded when Cloudflare Turnstile keys are configured by the administrator in plugin settings.