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 31 replies (of 31 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/?output_format=md) [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md) 3 * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/3/#post-2401013) * This issue should be resolved in the latest release. Viewing 31 replies (of 31 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/?output_format=md) [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/2/?output_format=md) 3 The topic ‘[Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Not working for Shared SSL on Bluehost’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wordpress-https_bec2c9.svg) * [WordPress HTTPS (SSL)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-https/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-https/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-https/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-https/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-https/reviews/) * 31 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-not-working-for-shared-ssl-on-bluehost/page/3/#post-2401013) * Status: resolved