Title: [Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Why normalizeElements??? I don't get it. Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Why normalizeElements??? I don't get it. * Resolved [saas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saas/) * (@saas) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/) * Hi Mvied, * I am having issue with internal / local links. The plugin is setting all my local links to http and shouldn’t it be allowing https when I have set the force ssl exclusively???. * I debugged the plugin & found that your this function * normalizeElements() forcibly making internal links to http???????? * Quick reply will be appreciated. And if you need my help in fixing it, let me know. * Syed * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-https/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-https/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/#post-2739705) * Any page that isn’t forced to HTTPS will be set to HTTP with that setting, so it’s doing what it’s supposed to do. * What are you trying to do? * Thread Starter [saas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saas/) * (@saas) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/#post-2739706) * I am trying to use * Force SSL Exclusively ??? I set it to checked. But It still normalize my https links (which they are as I have set my home url & site url to https). * But in normalizeElements() * you are checking for “ssl_host_diff” value which is hidden value * getPlugin()- >getSetting(‘ssl_host_diff’) != 1) ? 0 : 1); ?>” /> * So I suppose it should have either be available in settings or Force SSL Exclusively should have been considered to making decision whether to go for http or https???????????? * What are your thoughts? * Thread Starter [saas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saas/) * (@saas) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/#post-2739714) * I have further investigated it & found out your this logic doesn’t make any sense * ``` $this->getPlugin()->makeUrlHttp($url)????????????? why??????????? $matches = array_merge($httpMatches, $httpsMatches); ``` * this gets me all https links * and you are forcing all those to be http??????? * Shouldn’t it considered either Force SSL Exclusively ????? if its set to yes then it should not convert to http. * Like if it set to true it should have converted all none http to https or if false * converted all https to http. * ``` if ($this->getPlugin()->getSetting('exclusive_https')) { $this->_html = str_replace($url, $this->getPlugin()->makeUrlHttps($url), $this->_html); } else { $this->_html = str_replace($url, $this->getPlugin()->makeUrlHttp($url), $this->_html); } ``` * I modified like this and now I have got partial http & https links (means mix) if I comment the normalize function all of my links are https. * Can you explain the original logic of normalize function so I can be of help???? * Thread Starter [saas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saas/) * (@saas) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/#post-2739726) * The second area where the https links are forced to http * function fixLinksAndForms(); * ``` else if ($this->getPlugin()->isUrlLocal($url) && ($post = get_page_by_path($url_parts['path']))) { $post = $post->ID; //TODO When logged in to HTTP and visiting an HTTPS page, admin links will always be forced to HTTPS, even if the user is not logged in via HTTPS. I need to find a way to detect this. } ``` * so both the normalizeElements & fixLinksAndForms are causing issue for me * I modified the normalizeElements as per this code * ``` if ($this->getPlugin()->getSetting('exclusive_https')) { $this->_html = str_replace($url, $this->getPlugin()->makeUrlHttps($url), $this->_html); } else { $this->_html = str_replace($url, $this->getPlugin()->makeUrlHttp($url), $this->_html); } ``` * but not sure how I can fix the above fixLinksAndForms code???????? * I will appreciate if you let me know or I will have to digg more 🙁 I have already spent too much time on this. Hope you have the answer quick. * Thread Starter [saas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saas/) * (@saas) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-https-ssl-why-normalizeelements-i-dont-get-it/#post-2739731) * 😀 Its fixed now. I have get the source from github & upload it and it fixed the issue. And I found you have fixed it a week ago. And its working for me. I will appreciate if you update the wordpress plugins repository as I am sure there will be lots of guys like me having this issue. * Thanks for fixing it. Kind Regards, Syed Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: WordPress HTTPS (SSL)] Why normalizeElements??? 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