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Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
v9.8.3
Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate.
by Really Simple Plugins · Website
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- Rank
- #17 24h 0 · 7d 0
- Est. installs
- 3,659,754 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 222M all time
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ 8.9K reviews
- Official installs
- 3,000,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 7 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 86% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Last release
- Version
- 9.8.3
- Requires WP
- 6.6
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- On WP.org since
- 2015
About Really Simple Security
Really Simple Security is a WordPress plugin by Really Simple Plugins, first published on WordPress.org in 2015. It has 3,000,000+ active installations and 221,826,017 downloads in total, and ranks #17 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 8,868 reviews. Version 9.8.3 was released 1 month ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 6.6 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 6 of 7 support threads were marked resolved (86%). It is listed under 2FA, https, security, two factor and vulnerabilities. Plugins with a similar focus include Hostinger Tools, Wordfence Security and Limit Login Attempts Security.
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