Title: changing ssl so it covers https://www.mysite as well as https://mysite
Last modified: September 4, 2021

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# changing ssl so it covers https://www.mysite as well as https://mysite

 *  Resolved [MTM](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whydoesthishavetobesohard/)
 * (@whydoesthishavetobesohard)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-ssl-so-it-covers-https-www-mysite-as-well-as-https-mysite/)
 * Hi I’m really sorry, this question is probably incredibly thick but I’ve hit 
   a problem.
 * I’ve had really simple ssl on my site for over a year (paid version).
 * However, recently, my site broke after trying to install the new version of wordpress.
   I did a reinstall, it went horribly wrong but luckily my ISP had a back up and
   reinstalled that.
 * However, during/before the breakage I paused really simple ssl.
 * After fixing everything and switching Really Simple ssl back on, I’ve discovered
   that my ssl certificate, which used to cover [https://hamgee.co.uk](https://hamgee.co.uk)
   and [https://www.hamgee.co.uk](https://www.hamgee.co.uk) no longer covers the
   www version of the site name.
 * I do a lot of facebook advertising and email marketing have many, many orphan
   autoresponder pages with links to free books such as this one; [https://www.hamgee.co.uk/freens.html](https://www.hamgee.co.uk/freens.html)
   which are now no longer secure. Most people put the www in unless they are following
   a link. Does anyone know how I can edit my ssl certificate so it covers both 
   again?
 * I have tried and tried but I cannot for the life of me work out where or how 
   to edit the certificate information so it will cover both (the original did).
   Worse, despite the fact I paid, it now seems to think I haven’t paid and insists
   I update to pro to access human support. Worse, if I try to uninstall and then
   just reinstall it and hope I get an option to do it right this time, it asks 
   me questions I don’t understand and cannot answer so I daren’t.
 * All I really need to do is force it to renew the ssl certificate an add the extra
   permutation of the name with the www at the right point.
 * I apologise for being too stupid to live, my metier is writing books rather than
   code and any help you smart people can offer would be hugely appreciated.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fchanging-ssl-so-it-covers-https-www-mysite-as-well-as-https-mysite%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/)
 * (@rogierlankhorst)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-ssl-so-it-covers-https-www-mysite-as-well-as-https-mysite/#post-14838851)
 * Hi [@whydoesthishavetobesohard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whydoesthishavetobesohard/),
 * As you already had an SSL certificate, it wasn’t generated in Really Simple SSL
   That (free) feature has only been three months ago.
 * This means that your active SSL certificate was most likely generated and installed
   by your hosting company. As Really Simple SSL does not affect your current certificate,
   the best approach is to contact your hosting provider, and ask them to check 
   the common names on your certificate. They should be able to resolve it quickly.
 * Alternatively, you can choose to use the new feature within Really Simple SSL
   to generate your own SSL certificate. For more information, see this article:
   [https://really-simple-ssl.com/install-ssl-certificate/](https://really-simple-ssl.com/install-ssl-certificate/)
 * As for the activation of the premium add on: please contact us directly on [https://really-simple-ssl.com/support](https://really-simple-ssl.com/support),
   and we can help you sort that part out. Per the forum rules, we’re not allowed
   to offer support for premium products here.
 * Let me know if you have any questions about this.

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