Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) vs WP Forms Signature Contract Add-On

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!

Try WPForms Signature Demo Here Please note you will need the following plugins installed to completely automate the process of collection of contracts using WP Forms and WP e-signature. 1. WPForms 2. WP e-signature (Elite Or Lifetime license) 3. Stand Alone Document (comes with above licenses) *An Elite Or Lifetime license license is required and can be purchased at www.approveme.com What would you do if you discover the contracts you used in running your online business were not legally binding? WPForms Digital Signature Add-On Imagine being in a courtroom with an estranged client who’s claiming that they never agreed to your contract. You pull up the contract and after a brief review, the judge announces that the e-signature used in the contract was not legally valid. He then asks if you have anything else to support your case. Hopefully it will never come to to this, but if it did, what would you do? Well, there’s not much you could do. The electronic document industry has very strict rules and regulations for legal contracts, invoices, employee agreements and any other legally binding document you may use in your business. WP Forms is a terrific WordPress Form Plugin! It is quite possibly one of the best ways to automate any number of tasks using a WordPress website (and of course their renowned contact forms plugin). However, signing legally binding contracts is NOT WPForms primary focus (it is however ApproveMe’s WP e-signature sole focus). We have invested many years building a system that adheres to the strictest UETA and ESIGN nationwide and foreign document signing regulations. This Signature Pad Plugin fills the gap between a WordPress Form plugin and an e-signature solution that is compliant with the UETA/ESIGN guidelines. Digital security is crucial to your business. You need to protect yourself from anything that could call your forms into question. The ApproveMe WP E-Signature Plugin turns your WordPress site into a court recognized document signing app. If you’re a WP Forms user, you know how powerful their plugin can be to help automate a number of tasks on your website. HOWEVER, signing legally binding contracts is NOT their primary focus. That’s where we come in. The WP Forms Digital Signature Add-On ensures that every contact form, contract, or invoice submitted with the WP Form plugin is 100% UETA/ESIGN compliant. No more second-guessing the legality of your contracts or needing to use a third-party signing service. We’ve invested years into building a system that adheres the strictest nationwide and foreign document signing regulations while allowing you to control your user experience. You get a 100% legally compliant signature on file to protect you and the customer, without having to worry about users getting distracted or being unsecure on third party sites. Click Here to Try WP Forms Signature Demo How this e-signature & WordPress Contract Plugin is different than a typical WPForms WordPress signature pad addon Most signature pad plugins simply record signature details and submit the data to a web server where it is converted to a PNG or JPEG file. This graphic file then gets saved on your FTP server. This image file of your client’s hand-written legal signature — the same one used to buy houses, sign up for credit cards, and obtain business loans — is easily accessible to any FTP intruders. Here’s the problem: Most of these plugins are not legally binding (much less UETA/ESIGN compliant) as they fail to address the countless laws and regulations that guide the document signing industry. If the legality of your contract were to ever come into question, you wouldn’t have much to stand alone. And if fraud or identity theft were ever an issue, you would have a tough time proving your case with a signature that the courts don’t recognize. Why risk it? ApproveMe’s brand new signature add-on found at ApproveMe.com it is the connection point between a WordPress forms plugin and having a UETA / ESIGN compliant WordPress contract plugin that runs on your WordPress site. Check out the video clip above to find out ways to save time and money by fully automating legal contracts for your website design, digital photography, freelance or consulting business making use of our WP Forms Digital Signature Add-On. =MORE ON HOW THIS UETA/ESIGN COMPLIANT WORDPRESS FORM SIGNATURE PLUGIN WORKS= **ApproveMe’s Signature Add-On for WP Forms generates a UETA/ESIGN compliant court recognized contract with (optional) details/field values inserted anywhere you want them inserted in the contract. These dynamic field values are taken from the submitted form of your end user. Your form submitter can either draw or type their legal signature using their mouse, trackpad, tablet or smartphone. All of this magic happens the instant an end user submits a WP Form by either emailing a signer specific invitation to their contract or immediately redirecting the end users.** Another highly popular use case is pre-filling contract data that might change from contract to contract. Say for instance, you are a Web Design agency and you have a standard contract you send out that varies ever so slightly every time you bring on a new client. Maybe you have optional packages available that need to be noted in your contract. But creating a new contract from scratch is incredibly time consuming. With this WP Forms Signature Add-On + ApproveMe’s WP e-signature (license) you can create a WP Form with the fields and sections of the contract that vary and add an additional field for the “Signers Name” + “Signers Email.” Your WPForm would look something like: DROPDOWN FIELD 1 = Dropdown of available packages PARAGRAPH FIELD 2 = Classes or terms that vary from contract to contract TEXT FIELD 2 = SIGNERS FULL NAME TEXT FIELD 3 = SIGNERS EMAIL ADDRESS You would insert these WP Field values in your WP e-signature contract in the proper places or paragraphs that pertain to this information. You would choose the option “Email this contract whenever this form is submitted.” Now, whenever you fill out this WPForm, your contract will be automatically generated with the custom terms from your WP Form submission and then a signer invitation email will be sent to the signer email address that was given in the WP Form submission. Additional benefits of ApproveMe’s WP eSign Plugin and this for WP Forms Signature Add-On is that you are able to instantly create a legal contract for your clients to sign depending on their form information from a WPForm. And that’s just the beginning. When a client signs… … both you and the client will instantly get a PDF of the contract that they signed (e-signature automation at its finest). …registering or sending your client to a third-party website to sign your legal contracts is not required (all signatures take place on your WordPress website… so the experience is on your site and not someone else’s) … you’ll have a 100% legally compliant electronic signature on file to protect you AND the customer (according to UETA/ESIGN guidelines). WP Forms Digital Signature add-on and WordPress Signature turns your site & WordPress Form into a court recognized document signing application (but without the monthly fees… and with unlimited amount of users). Ideal for anyone who wants to automate signature collection on proposals, quotes, timesheets, service terms agreements, new client legal contracts, waiver forms and much more using a WordPress form! * Immediately redirect your site visitors to sign a legally binding contract after submitting a WordPress Form that was created using WP Forms. “I agree to terms” checkboxes have the legal standing of a limp handshake. Do the smart thing. Don’t get caught in a courtroom with a document that’s not legally binding. The Powerful Features of ApproveMe’s Digital Signature Add-On for WP Forms: ADDON FEATURES THAT YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE WP e-signature offers an incredibly in depth e-signature add-on collection with several easy to customize WP Forms e-signature automations and third-party integrations to even further improve your personalized document signing requirements. =The WordPress contract plugin operates on every leading PC and web browsers for smart phones. For example Chrome, FireFox, Opera, Safari, Android, iOS, and WebOS.= Besides being user friendly, ApproveMe’s WP Forms WordPress Signature Plugin is able to instantly enter details which was posted from a WP Form into a UETA/ESIGN compliant and courtroom accepted contract form utilizing your own WordPress website. Therefore if you have a dropdown list of options in your WP Form named “Web Design Package” and you provide various products (different price points for each) it is possible to easily produce a legal contract which includes the package features of an order in the written agreement which is then sent to the end-user of your WP Form. Instantly Trigger Contracts To Be Sent As soon as a client inputs data into and submits a WP form (that is connected to a WP e-signature contract using this add-on) it is possible to instantly generate a Contract to be delivered either by email or by redirecting the signer to the contract immediately as the “thank you page.” Connect WP Forms Digital Signature With WP e-signature This WP Forms Add-On will blend the powerful automation attributes of WP forms with the e-signature features and peace of mind offered with WP e-signature. Include WP Form Field Values Inside A WP e-signature Contract With WP e-signature’s WP Forms Electronic Signature Add-On, you are able to input submitted form information into a legal contract that is activated immediately as soon as a client submits a WP Form. Redirect a User to a Electronic Signature Contract after Submitting a WP Form After a user successfully submits a WP Form they can be immediately be rerouted to the contract of your choosing by using this E Signature add-on. Sends your Client a Contract Via Email Once they Complete a WP Form After correctly submitting the WP Form, there is the option to email the form submitter a contract (or perhaps a different customer if the additional customer’s email and name was in the recently completed WP form). Signing Reminder Emails triggered by your Contact Form In the event that a customer has not yet electrically signed the contract which you were requesting them to sign after sending in your WP form, it is possible to instantly trigger signing reminder emails where you can choose the trigger date, the frequency of reminder emails, and the expiration date of the signing reminder emails. =Try a Free WP Forms Signature Demo= e-signature WordPress Contract Plugin Features Whether you’re operating a wedding photography business a membership based website, or a just a small web design agency in need of clients signing your website terms of service WP Digital e-signature has you covered. You can read all about ‘WP Digital e-signature’ features on the ApproveMe website. UETA/ESIGN Compliance & WPForms Our plugin is 100% compliant and kept up to date with the most current rules and regulations regarding electronic signatures and legally binding contracts. Rest easy knowing that your documents will stand up in any court.* Encrypted Data Storage Rather than storing data on a vulnerable FTP server like other wordpress signature plugins, we encrypt and store your data in strategic (and different) locations in your database. Signatures, custom input fields, document data, audit trail events — everything is secured. If someone were to even attempt to unencrypt your data, the entire document would terminate. We pride ourselves in security and invest heavily (certainly more so than any other WordPress plugin) to protect our users and their clients. Unique Signer Invitations Signed PDF documents are only available for download when 1) the document sender is logged in and 2) when the signer uses their unique signer invitation URL. This prevents any unauthorized person from viewing or downloading a copy of your contract. Responsive Design Let your clients sign on the go. Our customizable WordPress contract plugin operates on every leading desktop and mobile browser for Android & iOS devices including Chrome, FireFox, Opera, and Safari. Instant Trigger Contracts We make it easy to move your clients down the funnel. In addition to sending contracts via email, now you can redirect a signer immediately to your contract after submitting their data in a WP Form. This helps prevent any distraction to make sure your contract gets taken care of right away. Dynamic Form Fields Automatically include user information submitted through your WP form into your contract, even when using more complex forms. Signing Reminder Emails for WordPress Signature If your client has not yet signed, send automatic reminder emails to make sure they do. Choose the trigger date, frequency, and expiration dates to make sure your contracts get signed. Zero Monthly Fees Per User + Unlimited Users Let everyone on your team use the plugin, and create as many contracts as you want. No limits or hidden fees, ever. Secure your contracts and rest easy. click here for a demo Need Customer Support for ApproveMe’s WP ESign? In an effort to provide better service and to prevent support tickets getting lost in the black hole of the internet, we aim to supply top notch support services through our website. There is no support offered on the wordpress.org forum. Log into your account to start a support ticket www.approveme.com/support and we will immediately help solve any problems you may have. Do you have a non-support related question about ApproveMe’s WP e-signature? Please feel free to contact us with with any pre-sale questions at our contact form page. Here’s a resource we created to help you understand the importance of contract security: Free ebook: 7 Ways to Protect Your Company from Contracts That Aren’t Binding To see WP Forms to WP e-signature in action see the demo video below: Try WP Forms + WP e-signature Demo Here Additional Info Additional important PDF capabilities and workflows for WP Forms Signature Add-On Fully automate the signature collection procedure for your individual or small company Download a copy of the signed document from your website as a PDF Sync your Dropbox account with a Signed PDF Email yourself and the signer a copy of the PDF which is UETA/ESIGN compliant Your own WordPress website stores and encrypts all documents (not a random third party site) Find out more details about document security of the WP e-signature here: Security UETA/ESIGN Protection Free ebook: 7 Ways to Protect Your Company from Contracts That Aren’t Binding An active WP e-signature license is necessary for the WP Forms Signature plugin to function. To get yours, you can simply buy a copy at (www.approveme.com) Zero Monthly Expenses • UETA & ESIGN Compliant • Legally Binding • 100% Money Back Guarantee WORDPRESS CONTRACT PLUGIN INSTALLATION COMPLETE! Every signed document could be saved as a PDF, placed in an email, instantly synced to a Dropbox account and much more! You choose exactly how you want it to work! *An up …