Title: Force HTTPS Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Force HTTPS * [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/) * I know this question must be asked a thousand times a day but i have had no way that work. Most of the time, like changing the link in the general settings or the WordPress HTTPS (SSL) plugin, i get locked out of my dashboard or i get stuck in a never ending redirect loop. If you can, please allow the solution to work with CloudFlare. Thanks. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998497) * Well, first of all, don’t use the plugin. It’s a last resort. * Since CloudFlare is a reverse proxy, try this: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Over_SSL#Using_a_Reverse_Proxy](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Over_SSL#Using_a_Reverse_Proxy) * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998501) * okay i did that and now when i go to my dashboard i get this: [http://prntscr.com/6rt9lj](http://prntscr.com/6rt9lj) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998504) * Were you normally able to get to your Dashboard *before* that change? * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998505) * Yes * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998507) * Hm, and did you disable the HTTPS plugin? * Can you give us a link to your site? * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998508) * I had to reset my entire website and i never reinstalled the HTTPS plugin, but the link to the website is pavelow.net * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998509) * Are you using a plugin to hide or relocate your admin? * If you undo the SSL change, are you able to log in? * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998510) * No plugin that changes anything to do with the admin area, and when i remove the SSL code i am able to access the dashboard again. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998513) * Your Dashboard no longer returns a 404? * 1. What do you have the two URLs at Settings -> General to? * 2. Try again with just this: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Over_SSL#To_Force_SSL_Logins_and_SSL_Admin_Access](https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Over_SSL#To_Force_SSL_Logins_and_SSL_Admin_Access) * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998514) * They are set to “[http://www.pavelow.net”](http://www.pavelow.net”); and i’d rather not change them to https because the last 10 times i did that i get to reinstall wordpress and my webhoster doesn’t like that. * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998515) * And is there a certain spot in the wp-config i am supposed to put the code at? * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998516) * Putting just the `define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);` in the config causing me to go in a redirect loop, and adding `define(‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true); if ($_SERVER[‘ HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO’] == ‘https’) $_SERVER[‘HTTPS’]=’on’;` does the same as before. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998517) * Any improvement if you set both URLs to `http://pavelow.net/` (remove the www.)? * Thread Starter [silverpavelow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverpavelow/) * (@silverpavelow) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998518) * i will try but if i get locked out, is there an easy way to just change these back? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/#post-5998519) * Relatively easy, yes: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Force HTTPS’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [HTTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/http/) * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/) * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 28 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-https-3/page/2/#post-5998539) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics