Title: [Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Not working for Shared SSL on Bluehost Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Not working for Shared SSL on Bluehost * Resolved [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/) * I’m having a lot of trouble getting this to work. I have installed and removed it a couple times, including going into the database and cleaning out the entries, creating new sites, etc. * – I set up a clean site with SimpleScripts – My WP testing site is: [http://example.com/testsite](http://example.com/testsite)– I deactivated and deleted all other plugins, then installed WordPress-https – I set the secure host as per BH documentation to: secure.bluehost.com/~example <— actually it’s ~username – left the port field blank – that uses the default 443 right? – saved (the first time I installed it, the page never finished saving, but it has done so ever since.) * – logged out – went to secure.bluehost.com/~example/testsite/wp-admin –> it went to [http://example.com/testsite/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Ftestsite%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1](http://example.com/testsite/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Ftestsite%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1)— I logged back in fine. * – when I check the Force SSL Administration page and save, I get sent to: `http:// example.com/testsite/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=wordpress-https` and am told “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” * – I get the same message when I go to [http://example.com/testsite/wp-admin](http://example.com/testsite/wp-admin) * – when I go to [https://example.com/testsite/wp-admin](https://example.com/testsite/wp-admin) or [https://secure.bluehost.com/~examples/testsite/wp-admin](https://secure.bluehost.com/~examples/testsite/wp-admin) I just get 404s. * – the weirdest thing is, I think I was getting that redirect loop people have mentioned instead of being able to log in initially. When I first installed it, I was getting the SSL site with a lovely bright red address bar in IE due to the shared address (which is fine for my use) and it just redisplayed the login screen. * I deleted the plugin & database contents and tried again, and got the above results. Then I completely deleted the site and all folders and database, and reinstalled WP from scratch and still got the above results. I suspected something is still being retained by bluehost, somewhere, but I created another new site in a different folder and still get the same results. I’m baffled now. * Help??? * ** The plugin REALLY should clean out the database entries when deleting itself! Reinstalling, it grabbed all the entries from the first time and locked me out again. Blech. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-https/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-https/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 31 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md&replies=3) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/3/?output_format=md&replies=3) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md&replies=3) * [bh_WP_fan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bh_wp_fan/) * (@bh_wp_fan) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400740) * If you are using secure.bluehost.com as your URL, then you need to set that up in your Settings > General area. * If you want to use the Shared SSL, see the following: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-shared-ssl-w-a-subdirectory-install?replies=10](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-shared-ssl-w-a-subdirectory-install?replies=10) * If you are using [https://yourdomain.com](https://yourdomain.com) as your URL, then you need to make sure that you have your own SSL certificate installed on your domain. * Thread Starter [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400747) * Yes, I’m using the Shared SSL. * Sorry, the point in my list above where I mention the secured host is starting to refer to entering items on the WordPress-SSL settings panel. * I.e., I put “secure.bluehost.com/~example” into the “SSL Host” field on the WordPress- SSL settings panel. * bh_WP_fan, do you mean I have to change the Site URL to “secure.bluehost.com/ ~example/testsite” ? I believe I saw something about that setting somewhere, but… that would use SSL for the whole site, right? I just want to secure a few pages, particularly the login although all of admin is ok. * It looks like this plugin is supposed to allow one to secure all pages or just pages you force to use SSL (the exclusive checkbox), and separately secure (or not) the admin area. I don’t want visitors to use SSL. (I wish BH let us get certs for addon domains for a store, though). * Incidentally, as per another thread, I tried setting permalinks to default. It didn’t make any difference. * WP really should be renamed that option, because “Default” was not the default! * I looked at the other post, but he just says it started to work with v1.92 – which I can’t seem to find anywhere. When I got to [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/testsite](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/testsite) the pages are displayed that same as if it was http – nothing has been secured anyway. If I try to log in, I get a red address bar and nothing happens, ie login doesn’t work – there’s no error message or anything, the form just clears. * Thread Starter [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400753) * By the way, about my last comment. That’s if all the Force SSL options are off. If I switch any of them on, I get 404s when I try to go to the page. * Thread Starter [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400762) * I finally found version 1.92 – it seems to work fine. Better than I expected actually, since it does a redirect and thus no red address bar to scare someone. * **I am willing to be a test site for version 2.0 updates.** * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400884) * I just pushed out version 2.0.1. Let me know if it fixes your issue. * Thanks, Mike * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400902) * Thanks for the great plugin! * I also cannot get it to work on a bluehost wordpress install. * I receive a nested 404 error message loop when I attempt to view the page in which I have selected ‘Force SSL’. * I have tried the following: - used [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/testsite](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/testsite) convention for setup - tried with “Posts and pages without Force SSL enabled will be redirected to HTTP” checked and unchecked - resetting permalinks to default * and have not met with success. I am using WP 3.2.1 and WordPress HTTPS 2.0.2. Thanks for any help you can provide! * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400903) * Interesting, when my browser stopped the loop, this is the URL it provided in the address bar: * [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=95](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=95) * (I have changed the actual account name to example for privacy purposes) * Seems like it may be a redirection issue? * I am using exactly this in the HTTPS settings page: * SSL Host: secure.bluehost.com/~myusername/mysitepath * (port setting is blank) Hope this helps troubleshoot. * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400904) * Interesting, when my browser stopped the loop, this is the URL it provided in the address bar: * [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=95](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/~example/instrument/secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=95) * (I have changed the actual account name to example for privacy purposes) * Seems like it may be a redirection issue? * I am using exactly this in the HTTPS settings page: * SSL Host: secure.bluehost.com/~myusername/mysitepath * (port setting is blank) Hope this helps troubleshoot. * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400905) * Hey Bozz, * Try setting your SSL Host to just secure.bluehost.com/~myusername/. The path to your WordPress installation does not need to be included there. Let me know if that works. * Thanks, Mike * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400906) * Mike, * Thanks for the prompt reply. * When I switched it as you suggested, here is the new URL it attempts to access( again with the 404 loop effect): * [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/~example/~example/secure.bluehost.com/~example/?page_id=95](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/~example/~example/secure.bluehost.com/~example/?page_id=95) * I tried using both secure.bluehost.com/~example and secure.bluehost.com/~example/ with trailing slash, same effect. * This was by clicking ‘View Page’ from the Edit Page screen. * I went to the site and clicked the navigation item for the test page and was more succesful (maybe there is a bug specific to the view page link within the admin?) however it did not load the proper wordpress site. This is an addon domain so that is why I was thinking it needs to be pointed further in the server setting. * This is what is says for Permalink on my edit post screen: * Permalink: http:/~example//~example/secure.bluehost.com/~example/?page_id=95 * (My permalinks are setup as default option) * I can manually visit * [https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=35](https://secure.bluehost.com/~example/instrument/?page_id=35) * and it works! but this is not where the links are directed from Force SSL. I appreciate your help! * Thread Starter [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400908) * I can confirm the results Bozz is getting, same on mine, but I’m not using an add-on domain (yet), just a folder in my main directory. Not sure about individual pages yet. * Works as long as you don’t Force SSL in admin. Then you get the odd doubled account name/redirection effect. * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400911) * Hey dgebel, * Was that with 2.0.2? I know you said that you went back to 1.9.2 in your previous post. * If you can shoot me an admin login, I can see what’s going on with it. My email is mike[at]mvied[dot]com. I’d like to get a new bug fix version out today. * Thanks, Mike * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400912) * Mvied, thank you for being so responsive on this issue. Please let me know if I can be useful with testing or troubleshooting. You rock! * Thread Starter [dgebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgebel/) * (@dgebel) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400915) * Mike, yes it was 2.02 – I created an id for you and you should have received the welcome email. Let me know if not. * [Marty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozzmedia/) * (@bozzmedia) * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/#post-2400917) * Hi all — checking in to see if you’ve had any success with a fix ? thanks again for the awesome plugin! 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