Title: How do I change my protocol from HTTP to HTTPS on WordPress?
Last modified: May 11, 2024

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# How do I change my protocol from HTTP to HTTPS on WordPress?

 *  [arashabtahi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arashabtahi/)
 * (@arashabtahi)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/)
 * Last time I tried to change it my entire website broke and had to restore backup.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.imgur.com/W8BG3LR.jpeg?ssl=1)
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhow-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/#post-17747724)
 * > Last time I tried to change it my entire website broke and had to restore backup.
 * That would happen when you change your WordPress address to use HTTPS… when you’ve
   not properly set up your site to use HTTPS on the **hosting side **(ie install
   and configure SSL certificate).
 * This time though, HTTPS already works for your site.
 * In fact, the address you gave seems to be using HTTPS already. If your WordPress
   dashboard is still showing `http` (perhaps the HTTPS is being _enforced_ from
   Cloudflare or your hosting server), you should be able to safely change both 
   WordPress address fields to `https`.
 *  Thread Starter [arashabtahi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arashabtahi/)
 * (@arashabtahi)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/#post-17747726)
 * > That would happen when you change your WordPress address to use HTTPS… when
   > you’ve not properly set up your site to use HTTPS on the **hosting side **(
   > ie install and configure SSL certificate).
   > This time though, HTTPS already works for your site.
   > In fact, the address you gave seems to be using HTTPS already. If your WordPress
   > dashboard is still showing `http` (perhaps the HTTPS is being _enforced_ from
   > Cloudflare or your hosting server), you should be able to safely change both
   > WordPress address fields to `https`.
 * changing it to https will break the entire website.
 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/#post-17747727)
 * > changing it to https will break the entire website.
 * If you _**know**_ this for sure, why did you ask then? What did you come here
   for?
 * And what **_exactly_** do you mean by the entire site “breaking”? What **_specific_**
   error message?
 *  Thread Starter [arashabtahi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arashabtahi/)
 * (@arashabtahi)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/#post-17747739)
 * > If you _**know**_ this for sure, why did you ask then? What did you come here
   > for?
 * because I want see if there is a way I can change it without breaking the site.
 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-change-my-protocol-from-http-to-https-on-wordpress/#post-17747749)
 * > And what exactly do you mean by the entire site “breaking”? What specific error
   > message?
 * Did you NOT see this? Why did you choose to ignore it?
 * Once HTTPS is ALREADY working on your site, changing the WordPress addresses 
   should not cause your site to “break” — unless the “break” is coming from something
   else unrelated to WordPress.
 * For example, if “breaking” means a redirect loop, this would likely be coming
   from an incorrect setting in your Cloudflare account. But this “breaking” could
   mean a million other things!
 * That’s why I’m asking to understand what exactly you mean by the site “breaking”
   so I can assist you.
 * Standing by.

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