Title: Changed URL to HTTPS and now its broken Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # Changed URL to HTTPS and now its broken * Resolved [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/) * I wanted to change the website to HTTPS from HTTP. I followed this [link ](https://make.wordpress.org/support/user-manual/web-publishing/https-for-wordpress/) on how to change it, which got me to add it in the settings => general. But now I cant access the website it redirects to a bluehost (webhost for the site) admin page briefly. This means I cannot access /wp-admin to change it back. * I have tried adding code to the functions.php, .htaccess and wp-config.php as suggested in [this](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL). * But nothing is working. Any ideas Viewing 14 replies - 16 through 29 (of 29 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/?output_format=md) 2 * [Luke Cavanagh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukecavanagh/) * (@lukecavanagh) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580264) * [@zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * If you FTP Into the hosting server, can you see any SSL related plugins in the plugin folder? * Thread Starter [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580266) * There are no SSL specific plugins. These are what is installed: Akismet capability- manager-enhanced contact form 7 db exe custom meta widget easy responsive tabs gavityforms jetpack mojo marketplace pagerestrict peters login redirect posts by tag slider-wd stop spammers registration super socializer theme my login wordpress importer wp-google maps wp-tiles * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580270) * Can you share the URL of the site here? * Thread Starter [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580271) * Csaapac.org * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580274) * It’s loading under HTTP for me, but it’s loading *very* slowly. * Many of your images are broken because they don’t exist, like [http://www.csaapac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CSTAR_Banner-1.jpg](http://www.csaapac.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CSTAR_Banner-1.jpg) returning 404 Not Found. * Overall though, nothing is kicking back as HTTPS for me, so try clearing your browser’s cache. * Thread Starter [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580275) * Iv cleared it multiple times and have tried it in chrome and firefox. I can login but whenever it try csaaac.org/wp-admin or csaapac.org/csaapacwp/wp-admin. It wont load and just times out. The second url is the path of wp-admin * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580276) * Ok, so HTTPS is no longer a problem for you, it’s just the timeout? * In that case, you need to contact your hosting provider. With your site loading incredibly slow, and wp-admin timing out, it sounds like the server you’re on may be under some very heavy load right now. * Thread Starter [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580284) * All fixed now. Thanks * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580285) * You’re welcome! * [norber145](https://wordpress.org/support/users/norber145/) * (@norber145) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580450) * [@zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * Hi, I find myself exactly in your situation, could you please explain how did you finally resolved it? Many thanks * Thread Starter [zyklon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zyklon/) * (@zyklon) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580451) * I had to contact Bluehost and they fixed it * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580452) * Thanks for sharing your solution! 🙂 * [norber145](https://wordpress.org/support/users/norber145/) * (@norber145) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-7580453) * Thanks. * [Cyberwarzone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberwarzone/) * (@cyberwarzone) * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-9106375) * I have the solution right here, but you will need to be able to access your Database directly. * In the guide below, you will follow commands that instruct the DB to change https back to http: [http://cyberwarzone.com/fix-https-ssl-broken-wordpress-site-via-ssh/](http://cyberwarzone.com/fix-https-ssl-broken-wordpress-site-via-ssh/) Viewing 14 replies - 16 through 29 (of 29 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/?output_format=md) 2 The topic ‘Changed URL to HTTPS and now its broken’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [change URL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/change-url/) * [HTTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/http/) * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/) * [url](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/url/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 29 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [Cyberwarzone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyberwarzone/) * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-to-https-and-now-its-broken/page/2/#post-9106375) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics