Title: SSL HTTPS for new WordPress sites
Last modified: February 4, 2017

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# SSL HTTPS for new WordPress sites

 *  [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/)
 * (@unlambda)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/)
 * 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)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/#post-8738309)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnoric/)
 * (@gnoric)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/#post-8738322)
 * 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://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/?output_format=md).
 * 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/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-ssl-and-https-in-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/)
 * (@unlambda)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/#post-8793992)
 * 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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 * Last reply from: [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-https-for-new-wordpress-sites/#post-8793992)
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