Title: WordPress and SSL
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress and SSL

 *  Resolved [alpha4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpha4/)
 * (@alpha4)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/)
 * We are installing an SSL certificate on a domain that has a WordPress installation.
   The SSL, however, is not intended for WP. Do we have to worry about any issues
   that might arise as a result of installing the certificate on the server? Does
   WP function as usual or do we need to configure something?
 * Thank you.

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 *  Thread Starter [alpha4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpha4/)
 * (@alpha4)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330373)
 * Just to clarify again, we don’t want to use Wordress in SSL. I just want to know
   if installing the certificate will affect WP.
 * Thanks
 *  [ne10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ne10/)
 * (@ne10)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330414)
 * SSL shouldn’t cause your site any problems. Our company just implemented a Symantec
   SSL and we didn’t experience any problems. I would suggest that you get an SSL
   manager plugin for the site that will restrict the pages that are loaded through
   an SSL to just payment an information pages. It will speed your site up considerably.
 *  Thread Starter [alpha4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpha4/)
 * (@alpha4)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330488)
 * Thank you for your response. So if I understand you correctly, after SSL is installed,
   WordPress will load normally and I won’t have to change any settings?
 *  [ne10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ne10/)
 * (@ne10)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330551)
 * As far as I know, nothing will change. But there may be problems with speed and
   plugins that call for files outside of WordPress if you do not limit the number
   of SSL enabled pages. I highly suggest installing a plugin and managing SSL that
   way.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330553)
 * >  WordPress will load normally and I won’t have to change any settings?
 * As long as you have not configured WordPress to use SSL then it will stick with
   just plain http.
 * If you want to use SSL and WordPress together then that will require some configuration
   and possibly a plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [alpha4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alpha4/)
 * (@alpha4)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-ssl/#post-3330593)
 * Thank you for clarifying this. As I said, we do not intend to use https with 
   WordPress, so I”m glad to hear everything will function as normal without any
   additional settings.

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