8 version sucks

And where is the “enforce ssl” settings ? It doesn’t appear in my features > utilities…

Could it be it only shows up when SSL is fully configured for the site? So when going to Features > Utilities over https …

+++++ To prevent any confusion, I’m not iThemes +++++

Totally agree, version 7 was great and clean ; I don’t understand why Ithemes changed all the interface, the UI is a lot worse :
– I can’t find some old settings, they seems to have been completly removed, and the configuration screens are now ugly : too many elements, big logo and titles, not much spacings…
– I don’t understand why you now ask what type of site it is ? Please give us details on the differences in terms of security.
– Too many clicks to perform an action than before,
– Some settings are weirdly placed
– Bad translation for some strings
– I don’t really care about the new dashboard : I think I will never visit it, the old one was enough
…

Please bring back the V7 UI

@alexis-mag

There is certainly room for improvement in the new UI. However it’s not that bad.

Anyway, reading the iThemes Security 8.0 Brings New Design, Features post on iThemes blog is highly recommended.

It won’t address all your concerns but it does contain a lot of background info.

@nlpro : Yes I read it.

The most obvious upgrade in iThemes Security 8.0 a totally new look and feel for the security settings. (I think it is safe to say that WordPress security has never looked better.) In iThemes Security 8.0, settings are now redesigned and reorganized to help simplify site security.

Like I said, I disagree with this point ; I think the main goal was to simplify the settings for users who are not familiar with technical terms and to provide them an easy way to do a basic securisation. For all other users, hiding and putting settings in different places makes the process longer. For example, now we have some settings in “Features”, “Configure”, “Tools”, “Advanced” : now we have to search / switch between section to configure the settings like we want.
I think the V7 interface with all cards in the same place was a lot better : In one screen, we could check instantly which group of setting is enabled or not and adjust it.

At least, Ithemes should rework on the UI and put all the settings at the same place, organised in groups like before, and maybe provide a “quick/easy securisation method” for novice users, and an advanced view for others.