=== PressLock ===

Contributors: sastefanesei, armorednetsolutions  
Tags: SSL, https, force SSL, website security, TLS, HSTS, security, ssl certificate, enable ssl, email, SMTP, wordpress SMTP, email SMTP, wp SMTP, hide login, hide wp-admin, rename login, rename wp-admin, login secure, wp-login, wp-login.php, custom login url, custom admin url, rename wp admin, hide my wp, hide my wordpress, files security, files monitor, wp monitor  
Requires at least: 5.0  
Tested up to: 5.5.1  
Stable tag: /trunk/  
License: GPLv2 or later  
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  

PressLock makes it easy to incorporate the most effective security measures on your website, with only a few clicks. SSL, SMTP, WP core file monitoring, custom WP core links & more.

== Description ==

###PressLock - Online security made easy

The most effective and reliable WordPress plugin that secures your website with only a few clicks and only one plugin.
Our goal is to offer you a reliable and easy to use solution to help protect your online business against cyber attacks. We have designed this plugin with your safety in mind, so that you don’t have to worry about being hacked.

####Status report
* Provides information related to your current server configuration
* Compares your server resources with the official WP recommended server requirements
* Provides information related to your WP install
* Suggests crucial security measures that must be achieved  

####Basic scan
* Monitors, from the time of installation, the integrity of the main WP core files
* Marks the altered suspicious files for inspection
* Provides a .txt list with the altered files and the exact location on the server

####Learning center
* Your go to knowledge source for the mandatory info you need to know about your WP site security
* Tips and Hints about security improvements

####SMTP
* Enable the use of SMTP for all your Email traffic and stay on the safe side of Phishing, Whaling and Spear-Phissing attacks
* Configure the SMTP account & host that needs to be used
* Configure SMTP encryption
* Out of the box feature to test the new SMTP settings

####SSL
Automatically reroute traffic through a secure connection, turning all your pages to `https://`
* SSL - Visitors will be automatically redirected from HTTP to HTTPS for all page, posts and other WP content
* HSTS - Helps to protect your site against protocol downgrade attacks and cookie hijacking. It allows web servers to declare that web browsers should interact with it using only HTTPS connections.

####Hide WP Admin
Hide the most common gateways for brute force attackers, making them virtually invisible, so you don't have to worry about getting hacked
* Configurable custom substitute for admin (`/wp-admin`)
* Configurable custom substitute for login (`/wp-login`)
* Configurable custom substitute for register (`/wp-login.php?action=register`)
* Configurable custom substitute for reset password (`/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword`)
* Configurable custom substitute for log out (`/wp-login.php?action=logout`)

####Support
Access to our accumulated experience regarding WP maintenance and security.

== Installation ==

In order to secure your website with the help of PressLock, you must use one of the following paths.

#####Install PressLock directly from WordPress directory:
1. Log In as an Administrator on your WordPress site.
1. In the menu displayed on the left, there is a “Plugins” tab. Click it.
1. Search for „PressLock”.
1. After the plugin is shown, click Activate "PressLock"
1. On the left side menu, click on the PressLock menu entry
1. Register your email address and you are ready to go


#####Manually install the PressLock plugin:
1. Log In as an Administrator on your WordPress site.
1. In the menu displayed on the left, there is a “Plugins” tab. Click it.
1. Now click “Add New”.
1. There, you have the “Upload” button. Click the „Upload” button
1. Upload the press-lock.zip file.
1. After the upload it’s finished, click Activate Plugin.
1. On the left side menu, click on the PressLock menu entry
1. Register your email address and you are ready to go

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 - August 22, 2020 =
* Initial public release of PressLock Plugin.