Whilst the paid version does much more, the free version of the plugin is an excellent place to start and get used to how the plugin works and how to action/interpret the results.

Brilliant work from a brilliant team with excellent support and helpful articles/tutorials to guide you along the way.

I tried a different plugin for websecurity called Bulletproof Security. I’m sure it’s an amazing plugin but I found it to be too difficult for me to understand. I’m not a developer, I’m just a creative who admins a website built by a designer.

BPS would often lock me out of my own website or its rules would be so strict that I would turn them off just to stop getting constant alerts about something I couldn’t fix. Needless to say, it was too hard for me and I’m not ashamed to admit that.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago I had a security breach where someone installed plugins without my knowledge and I decided I needed to try a security plugin again. Found wordfence, installed the free version, and within the first day of its installation it already started sending out emails.

“Your version of *plugin is out of date. Please update.”

I was like, “Okay, good heads up. Not really critical though as I do update often, but okay.”

Then I got another email.

“Wordfence completed a scan and found several dozen malware entries.”

WHAT?

Turns out my WPCore files got infected with malware redirecting to shady handbag stores from Russia and China. Wordfence found them all and I was able to remove each entry without a problem.

The interface is super simple to understand. It takes all the complexity out of security and breaks it down into simple to understand terms. Since my website is constantly getting bombarded with login attempts, I used Wordfence to basically lock out any invalid attempts for 2 months.

Me and my Webdesigner are the only users, so there’s really no need for a generous lock out period. Although the attacks still continue, it’s nice to know that the same IP cannot try again for another two months.

Here’s the part that impressed me the most. All of the stuff I described above was done on the free version. What I’ve seen so far has more than enough convinced me to make a purchase in the near future.

Great plugin, glad I downloaded it.

With just a few clicks, Blog2Social lets you share your new blog posts and content across all of your connected social channels – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and many more. You can customize the post for each platform, add visuals, hashtags, pull quotes and more. It’s incredibly easy to use right from your WordPress dashboard.

What used to take me hours of tedious copying, pasting, reformatting and scheduling across each individual network now takes just minutes with Blog2Social. The built-in “Best Time Scheduler” is also genius for automatically sharing your posts at the optimal times to reach your audience.

Another fantastic feature is the ability to re-share your “evergreen” blog content on a recurring schedule. This ensures your posts continue getting visibility and drawing traffic long after the initial publish date.

I can’t say enough about how much more productive and effective Blog2Social has allowed me to be with my content promotion. And they offer an extremely generous 30-day free trial, so you can experience the full power of the plugin before paying a cent.

If you’re serious about content marketing and want to 10x your social media reach while saving hours of manual work, Blog2Social is an absolute must-have. Easily one of the best WordPress plugins I’ve ever used!

Does what it says, does what I need, and after install it’s little to no maintenance! What else could you ask for? Fantastic