SSL HTTPS for new WordPress sites

  • unlambda

    (@unlambda)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hello
    Can someone please explain best method for SSL encryption (Let’s encrypt) on fresh installs and domains ?

    Or if I have a site with couple of pages is not using plugins is best way to go ? With .htaccess and replacing all http (if any) with https in database ?

    Thank you

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    9 years, 3 months ago

    No plugins are necessary for SSL once you’ve modified all URLs related to your site to use https. So, assuming you have the cert installed, use the plugin “better search and replace” to search for http://mysite and replace with https://mysite (note — no trailing /). Once done, you can delete that plugin.

    gnoric

    (@gnoric)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    You should be able to use plugins, at least the ones coded properly. Youl’ll need to fix your DB as you said, and then change the website url to have https://.

    Here is a verry detailed explanation of how to get ssl on wordpress:
    http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-ssl-and-https-in-wordpress/

    Thread Starter unlambda

    (@unlambda)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hello
    Thank you for the responses.
    It is still a bit unclear to me. Why there is (exists) some plugins even premium ones, if all work can be done with .htaccess (add some line of code) and database change (replace http to https) and all that without plugins.

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