¿Desea cambiar WordPress de HTTP a HTTPS e instalar un certificado SSL en su sitio web?
Hemos recibido muchas solicitudes sobre este debate porque Google anunció allá por julio de 2018 que el navegador Chrome marcará todos los sitios web sin SSL como inseguros.
En este artículo, le mostraremos cómo pasar correctamente WordPress de HTTP a HTTPs añadiendo un certificado SSL.
No te preocupes si no tienes ni idea de lo que es SSL o HTTPS. También te lo vamos a explicar.
¿Qué es HTTPS?
HTTPS o HTTP seguro es un método de cifrado que asegura la conexión entre el navegador / explorador de los usuarios y su servidor. Esto hace que sea más difícil para los hackers espiar la conexión.
Todos los días compartimos nuestros datos personales con distintos sitios web, ya sea para realizar una compra o simplemente para acceder a ellos.
Para proteger la transferencia de datos, es necesario crear una conexión segura.
Es entonces cuando entran en juego SSL y HTTPS.
Cada sitio recibe un certificado SSL único con fines de identificación. Si un servidor simula estar en HTTPS y su certificado no coincide, los navegadores más modernos advertirán al usuario para que no se conecte al sitio web.
Ahora, probablemente se esté preguntando por qué necesito mover mi sitio WordPress de HTTP a HTTPS, especialmente si se trata de un simple blog o sitio web de una pequeña empresa que no cobra ningún pago.
¿Por qué necesita HTTPS y SSL?
En 2018, Google anunció un plan para mejorar la seguridad general de la web alentando a los propietarios de sitios web a cambiar de HTTP a HTTPS. Como parte de este plan, su popular navegador / explorador web Chrome marcaría todos los sitios web sin un certificado SSL como “No seguro”.
Google también dijo que los sitios web con SSL también verán ventajas SEO y obtendrán mejores clasificaciones de búsqueda que los sitios web inseguros. Desde entonces, un gran número de sitios web han pasado de HTTP a HTTPS.
Tras el anuncio, Google empezó a desplegar la advertencia “No seguro” en Chrome. Por ejemplo, si alguien visita un sitio web HTTP utilizando la ventana de incógnito, se marcará como No seguro. Si alguien visita un sitio web HTTP en modo normal e intenta rellenar un formulario de contacto u otro formulario, el sitio web se marcará como inseguro.
Cuando sus lectores y clientes ven este aviso, se llevan una mala impresión de su empresa.
Por este motivo, todos los sitios web deben pasar de HTTP a HTTPS e instalar SSL inmediatamente.
Por no hablar de que, si desea aceptar pagos en línea en su sitio web de comercio electrónico, necesita SSL.
La mayoría de las empresas de pago, como Stripe, PayPal Pro, Authorize.Net, etc., exigirán una conexión segura antes de aceptar pagos.
Utilizamos SSL para nuestros sitios web, incluyendo WPBeginner, OptinMonster, WPForms y MonsterInsights.
Requisitos para utilizar HTTPS/SSL en un sitio WordPress
Los requisitos para utilizar SSL en WordPress no son muy elevados. Basta con adquirir un certificado SSL, y puede que ya lo tengas de forma gratuita.
Las mejores empresas de alojamiento de WordPress ofrecen certificados SSL gratuitos a todos sus usuarios:
Para obtener más información, consulte nuestra guía sobre cómo obtener un certificado SSL gratuito para su sitio web en WordPress.
Si su empresa de alojamiento no ofrece un certificado SSL gratuito, tendrá que comprar un certificado SSL.
Recomendamos utilizar Domain.com porque ofrece la mejor oferta de SSL para certificados SSL normales y comodín.
Al comprarles un certificado SSL, también obtiene un sello de sitio TrustLogo para su sitio web, y cada certificado SSL viene con una garantía de seguridad mínima de 10.000 dólares.
Una vez adquirido el certificado SSL, deberá solicitar a su proveedor de alojamiento que se lo instale.
Establecer el uso de SSL y HTTP en WordPress
Una vez que haya activado un certificado SSL en su nombre de dominio, deberá establecer que WordPress utilice los protocolos SSL y HTTPs en su sitio web.
Le mostraremos dos métodos para hacerlo, y podrá elegir el que mejor se adapte a sus necesidades.
Tutorial en vídeo
Si prefiere instrucciones escritas, siga leyendo
Método 1: Configurar SSL/HTTPS en WordPress mediante un plugin
Este método es más sencillo y se recomienda a los principiantes.
En primer lugar, debe instalar y activar el plugin Really Simple SSL. Para más detalles, consulta nuestra guía paso a paso sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Una vez activado, debe visitar la página Ajustes ” SSL. El plugin detectará automáticamente su certificado SSL, y establecerá su sitio de WordPress para utilizar HTTPs.
El plugin se encargará de todo, incluidos los errores de contenido mixto. Esto es lo que hace el plugin entre bastidores:
- Marcar / comprobar certificado SSL
- Establecer WordPress para usar https en URLs
- Establecer redireccionamientos de HTTP a HTTPs
- Busque URLs en su contenido que todavía se cargan desde fuentes HTTP inseguras e intente corregirlas.
Nota: El plugin intenta corregir los errores de contenido mixto utilizando la técnica de almacenamiento en búfer de salida. Puede tener un impacto negativo en el rendimiento porque está reemplazando contenido en el sitio mientras se carga la página. Este impacto solo se ve en la carga de la primera página, y debería ser mínimo si está utilizando un plugin de almacenamiento en caché.
Aunque el plugin dice que puedes mantener SSL y desactivar el plugin de forma segura, no es 100% cierto. Tendrás que dejar el plugin activo en todo momento porque desactivarlo traerá de vuelta errores de contenido mixto. Vea nuestra revisión de Really Simple SSL para más detalles.
Método 2: Configurar SSL/HTTPS en WordPress manualmente
Este método requiere que usted diagnostique los problemas / incidencias manualmente y edite los archivos de WordPress. Sin embargo, se trata de una solución permanente y de mayor rendimiento. Esto es lo que estamos usando en WPBeginner.
Si este método le resulta difícil, puede contratar a un desarrollador de WordPress o utilizar el primer método en su lugar.
Como parte de este método, es posible que tenga que editar el tema de WordPress y los archivos de código. Si no lo has hecho antes, consulta nuestra guía sobre cómo copiar y pegar fragmentos de código en WordPress.
En primer lugar, debe visitar la página Ajustes ” General. Desde aquí debe actualizar los campos de dirección URL de su sitio y de WordPress sustituyendo http por https.
No olvides hacer clic en el botón “Guardar cambios” para establecer los ajustes.
Una vez guardados los ajustes, WordPress le desconectará y le pedirá que vuelva a conectarse.
A continuación, debe establecer los redireccionamientos de WordPress de HTTP a HTTPS añadiendo el siguiente código a su archivo .htaccess:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
</IfModule>
Si utiliza servidores NGINX, deberá añadir el siguiente código para redirigir de HTTP a HTTPS en su archivo de configuración:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
return 301 https://example.com$request_uri;
}
No olvide sustituir ejemplo.com por su nombre de dominio.
Siguiendo estos pasos, evitará el error de WordPress HTTPS not working porque WordPress cargará ahora todo su sitio web usando https.
Si desea forzar SSL y HTTPS en su área de administrador de WordPress o páginas de acceso, necesita configurar SSL en el archivo wp-config.php.
Añada el siguiente código encima de la línea “¡Eso es todo, deje de editar!” en su archivo wp-config.php:
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
Esta línea permite a WordPress forzar SSL / HTTPs en el área de administrador de WordPress. También funciona en redes multisitio de WordPress.
Una vez hecho esto, su sitio web estará totalmente establecido para utilizar SSL / HTTPS, pero seguirá encontrando errores de contenido mixto.
Estos errores son causados por fuentes (imágenes, scripts u hojas de estilos) que todavía se están cargando utilizando el protocolo HTTP inseguro en las URL. Si ese es el caso, entonces no podrá ver un icono de candado seguro en la barra de direcciones de su sitio web.
Muchos navegadores modernos bloquean automáticamente los scripts y recursos no seguros. Es posible que vea un icono de candado pero con un aviso acerca de ello en la barra de direcciones de su navegador / explorador.
Puede averiguar qué contenido se sirve a través de un protocolo inseguro utilizando la herramienta Inspeccionar. El error de contenido mixto se mostrará como una advertencia en la consola con detalles para cada elemento / artículo de contenido mixto.
Observará que la mayoría de las URL son imágenes, iframes y galerías de imágenes, mientras que algunas son scripts y hojas de estilos cargadas por sus plugins y temas de WordPress.
Corrección de contenido mixto en la base de datos de WordPress
La mayoría de las URL incorrectas serán imágenes, archivos, incrustados y otros datos almacenados en su base de datos de WordPress. Vamos a corregirlos primero.
Lo único que tiene que hacer es encontrar todas las menciones de la URL de su sitio web antiguo en la base de datos que empiecen por http y sustituirla por la URL de su nuevo sitio web que empiece por https.
Puede hacerlo fácilmente instalando y activando el plugin Better Search Replace. Para más detalles, consulte nuestra guía paso a paso sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Una vez activado, debe visitar la página Herramientas ” Sustituir por una mejor búsqueda. En el campo “Buscar”, añada la URL de su sitio web con http. A continuación, añada la URL de su sitio web con https en el campo “Reemplazar”.
Debajo verá todas las tablas de la base de datos de WordPress. Debe seleccionarlas todas para realizar una comprobación exhaustiva.
Por último, debe desmarcar la casilla situada junto a la opción “¿Ejecutar como ejecución en seco?” y, a continuación, hacer clic en el botón “Ejecutar Buscar/Reemplazar”.
El plugin buscará en su base de datos de WordPress las URLs que empiecen por http y las reemplazará por URLs https seguras. Puede tardar un poco, dependiendo del tamaño de la base de datos de WordPress.
Corrección de errores de contenido mixto en el tema de WordPress
Otro culpable común de los errores de contenido mixto es tu tema de WordPress. Cualquier tema de WordPress decente que siga los estándares de código de WordPress no causará este problema / conflicto / incidencia.
En primer lugar, tendrá que utilizar la herramienta Inspeccionar de su navegador para encontrar los recursos y saber desde dónde se están cargando.
Después, tendrá que encontrarlos en su tema de WordPress y sustituirlos por https. Esto será un poco difícil para la mayoría de los principiantes, ya que no será capaz de ver qué archivos de tema contienen estas URL.
Corrección de errores de contenido mixto causados por plugins
Algunos recursos de contenido mixto serán cargados por plugins de WordPress. Cualquier plugin de WordPress que siga los estándares de código de WordPress no causará errores de contenido mixto.
No recomendamos editar los archivos de los plugins de WordPress. En su lugar, debe ponerse en contacto con el autor del plugin y hacérselo saber. Si no responden o no se ha podido corregir el problema, hay que buscar una alternativa adecuada.
Nota: Si por alguna razón, usted todavía está encontrando error de contenido mixto, entonces le recomendamos que utilice el Really Simple SSL plugin temporalmente, por lo que sus usuarios no se ven afectados mientras se corrige el problema en un sitio web o contratar a un desarrollador.
Envíe su sitio HTTPS a Google Search Console
Los motores de búsqueda como Google consideran https y http como dos sitios web diferentes. Esto significa que tendrá que informar a Google de que su sitio web se ha trasladado para evitar cualquier problema / conflicto / incidencia de SEO.
Para ello, solo tienes que acceder a tu cuenta de Google Search Console y hacer clic en el botón “Añadir una propiedad”.
Aparecerá una ventana emergente en la que deberá añadir la nueva dirección https de su sitio web.
Existen dos métodos de verificación de sitios: nombre de dominio o prefijo URL. Recomendamos el método del prefijo URL porque es más flexible.
A continuación, Google le pedirá que verifique la propiedad de su sitio web.
Hay varias formas de hacerlo. Seleccione cualquier método y obtendrá instrucciones para verificar su sitio. Le recomendamos que utilice el método de etiquetas HTML.
Ahora verá un fragmento de código HTML que necesita para encabezar la sección de su sitio web WordPress.
Añadir código de verificación de Search Console usando All in One SEO
En primer lugar, instale y active el plugin All in One SEO para WordPress. Para más detalles, consulte nuestro tutorial sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Nota: También existe una versión gratuita de All in One SEO que puedes probar.
Una vez activado, ve a la página Todo en uno SEO ” Configuración general y haz clic en Google Search Console.
A continuación, debe añadir el código de verificación que copió anteriormente del sitio web de Google Search Console.
No olvides hacer clic en el botón Guardar cambios para establecer los ajustes.
A continuación, vuelve a la pestaña Google Search Console y haz clic en el botón Verificar.
Una vez verificado su sitio, Google mostrará aquí los informes de su consola de búsqueda.
También debe asegurarse de que tanto la versión https como la http están añadidas a su Search Console.
Esto indica a Google que desea que la versión https de su sitio web sea tratada como la versión principal. En combinación con los redireccionamientos 301 que estableció anteriormente, Google transferirá sus clasificaciones de búsqueda a la versión https de su sitio web, y lo más probable es que vea mejoras en sus clasificaciones de búsqueda.
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a añadir HTTPS y SSL en WordPress. Puede que también quieras ver nuestra guía definitiva sobre seguridad en WordPress con instrucciones paso a paso para mantener tu sitio WordPress seguro o nuestra selección experta de las mejores soluciones de analítica para WordPress.
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Kevin Bollhorst says
Thank you for this informative article. I am looking into switching my blog to SSL. The web host provider is Bluehost and I am using the free Cloudflare CDN Service. I have one question. Will Cloudflare’s free service support Bluehost’s Free SSL certificate?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Kevin,
Please contact Bluehost or Cloudflare support, you may need additional configuration for SSL to work with your free Cloudflare CDN.
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Moritz Steiger says
I followed these instructions and now it has screwed my site, nothing works. I now get the ‘White screen of death’ my host won’t help as they say it is a coding error and I am left in limbo.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Moritz,
We are sorry to hear that. Please undo the steps you took while following the tutorial one by one and that should fix your site to normal.
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Chandra says
Hi,
Thank for you for such an detailed article on a very hot topic.
I followed manual steps but got mixed content error. And seems because of this I’m not able to see WP login page. I tried clearing cache on dreamhost but message displayed is “Unable to connect to CloudFlare”.
I’m using Dreamhost and Cloudflare is enabled.
Could you please help or need more details to fix the issue? Do you also offer paid service to secure another site of my mine?
Thank You.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Chandra,
Please review your Cloudflare settings.
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Richard says
Hi,
Just followed through the manual procedure without problems – Thanks!
However, I’ve noticed that If I type the old http:// address into the browser for any page except for the homepage then the old http:// page loads.
Then when I click a link to another page it goes to a https:// page is this normal?
Does it indicate a problem with the redirect?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Richard,
No it is not. Most likely the redirects in your .htaccess file are not working. Try copying the code and adding it to your .htaccess file again and see if this resolves the issue.
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Richard says
Hi,
Fixed It thanks. I’d originally inserted the Code at the end of the htaccess file. Moved It Up to before the WP section and everthing now works correctly.
Thanks for your help and for the concise guide. I’d been putting this off for a while.
Daniel says
With regard to the last step in Google Console, on the “Change of Address” page, I am getting a “no available sites” message, but I have double-checked that my http and https versions are verified. When I click on “add it now” I’m just getting verification information. What do I do?
Emily Randall says
I just installed a LetsEncrypt cert on my website, and I’m getting a bunch of insecure content errors that shouldn’t be happening. Although the theme is using get_template_directory_uri() to load its styles and scripts, those styles and scripts are still being loaded via http, not https. Even if I hard-code the https url in the function to load the styles/scripts, they’re loaded via http.
Do you have any idea what’s happening here? As far as I can tell, everything is set up properly, but it’s not working.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Emily,
Try clearing WordPress cache.
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skaur says
Hi,
I have purchase SSL and configured by my hosting. It shows https in url. when I do https under General settings in wordpress admin area, my website goes down, only homepage and after it I am not able to login the admin area too. I added the code in htaccess file too with https under settings.
Could you help me with this?
Thanks
stan says
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/83106 says that
Note: The tool does not currently support the following kinds of site moves: subdomain name changes, protocol changes (from HTTP to HTTPS), or path-only changes.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Stan,
Yes, we are aware of that. However, we still recommend taking this step. It is safe and will not have any negative impact on your site.
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Lindsey Bell says
I use Bluehost for web hosting and just set up my wordpress site with their free SSL certificate through the Bluehost page. There was a page on the Bluehost site to activate it for my WordPress site. Now, it appears that my site is already set up with the https. Do I still need to install the plug in, or is mine already taken care of? Thanks so much for the help!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Lindsey,
You still need to install the plugin.
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Farukh hussain says
Hi,
I was founding this issue and you just uploaded this article. Thanks alot.
Can you please help? I did not change my primary site on search console. I added a new property with https and then created a set for all of them. Will it work fine for ranking or I need to follow your instructions only???
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Farukh,
Adding HTTPS property and then redirecting users from HTTP to HTTPs will work fine.
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Paula Jones says
So I have to purchase a dedicated IP address to use the free SSL certificate?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Paula,
No, you don’t need a dedicated IP address to use free SSL certificate.
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Chris says
I don’t understand why a redirect is still necessary once the hosting service installs the certificate for the site. I’m assuming that a WordPress site initially configured with the HTTPS protocol does not require a redirect. Is it a matter of registering a domain with or without the proper protocol?
James Katt says
The problem of buying an SSL certificate and having it installed is that you will need to also purchase a fixed IP address from your Web Host. This is an additional yearly cost on top of the yearly cost of the SSL Certificate. For each website you create you have to buy an SSL certificate and a fixed IP address. This will add up tremendously the more websites you have.
Because of this, I prefer creating websites on hosts that Automatically give you a Free SSL certificate. These days, the ones that don’t simply want to gouge you for money.
Rupam krishna Bharali says
Can the internal configuration of SSL and HTTPS help to reduce the SSL loading time during a request? When I tested my website with SSL enabled and it took about 455 ms to load “the SSL separately”, but when I disabled the SSL total loading time decreased to 1.3s. So two question I want to ask you guys,
1. Can I go without an SSL just because I have a Simple blog, no commercial stuff, and web payments?
2. Can the configuration of SSL internally with the help of .htaccess file reduce the loading time of SSL?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Rupam,
1. You can but soon Google will start warning users about websites not using HTTPs, this would affect your website’s traffic.
2. Yes, it can. You can also try to avoid plugins to fix mixed content issues. We have noticed that often such plugins increase page load time significantly.
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Adeshewa says
Could someone help please, I followed the direction of the first one all my pages are secure except for one on the menu. Whenever I clicked on it as a customer it says your connection to this website isn’t encrypted.
Troy says
Not sure if you got this fixed yet, but I was having the same issue. I found that using the SSL Insecure Content Fixer plugin corrected it. Worth a shot!
Shyam says
Hi wpbeginner,
My website did not have ssl certificate. I changed the http to https now it is showing ssl not enabled. What do I do?
Zohaib Sadique says
If you are working in WordPress then install the plugin named “really simple SSL” to force up your SSL. I hope you will get the idea. Thanks for reading.
Erin says
Thank you!! Finally I have my SSL certificate recognised by wordpress and I couldn’t have done it without the info provided here. So a BIG thanks for helping me out!
Farrukh Ghafoor says
I have added the code into the .htaccess file but when I refresh my page in WordPress it comes up with a “Your connection is not private” message. I have to click on “Back to safety” and the icon does not appear in the website url. Please help me to fix this. Thanks
Marco says
Where do you install WordPress? public_html or private_html ?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Marco,
You need to install WordPress in public_html folder.
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Cecilia W says
I followed the first step, adding the https: to the website name and immediately the webpage redirected me to a sit not secure error prompt and now I can’t access my dashboard at all to finish the process or do any bug fixes. How do I reverse the first step?
Mark Lewis says
Thank you for this helpful article
Tammy says
I have used your site for a resource for a long time. Therefore, I was confident when I followed the directions in this article–to the letter. I used it on a client’s site. Which seemed to work perfectly. Then my own site. However, now I am locked out of both sites. I have a backup of them using the WP all-in-one migration plugin, but no way to access the dashboard.
One site says too many redirects. Even when going to an incognito window or a browser where I’ve recently deleted all history, it still says delete all cookies. The other site says can’t connect to server.
Any suggestions for me? I am pretty screwed at this point.
Thanks,
Tammy
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Tammy,
Please see our article on how to fix too many redirects issue in WordPress.
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Sukka says
Does my backlinks gets lost after change. Kindly some one clears it to me.
As when I checked my website through semrush https is showing 0 backlinks but I actually have 1000+ backlinks.
Please someone guide.
Thanks.
dan says
Why doesn’t the .htaccess stuff for Apache contain the 301 redirect information?
Divine says
This was really helpful. Though after doing it, it showed 404 in most pages but when I updated the paramalink…it was solved
Pipy says
Please, I am looking for some ways that I can do to secure the WordPress website from hackers and becoming a secure site. Suggest please
WPBeginner Support says
Please see our ultimate WordPress security guide.
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Ravi says
Hey wpbeginner team why you guys are not using ssl certificate.?
Waiting for your answer.
Reo says
Let me answer that. WPBeginner no need to use SSL because they don’t have a login/signup page and ecommerce.
SaifZiya says
But, hasn’t Google now announced that having an SSL certificate can boost your rankings in SERPS?
Cristi Adam says
Thank you for info man, great article, it really fixed my issue
Amar Patel says
after adding ‘s’ to the WordPress URL and site URL redirection is working properly…I removed the ‘s’ and put redirection code in my .htaccess then browser saying error too much redirection.
If i go for first option that will be fine or not ?….how can in know my redirection working properly ?
Nalin says
Hi,
Is it necessary to include the code in htaccess? I am using wordpress and checked with whynopadluck and manually changed the link of the images with non https link. After that, it shows all items are secure. Do I still need to update htaccess? Doesn’t WordPress redirect http to https by itself?
Mottaqi says
If I install a new WordPress installation for a new site should I do all of these???
Abiola Oyeniyi says
Cloudflare SSL or Let’s Encrypt which one is the best. I had to switch to Cloudflare SSL
Mukesh Patel says
If you are using cloudflare than you can easily switch your site to HTTPS. If you are using free plan then their are no option available for use custom SSL. If you install Let’s Encrypt SSL on origin server, Even after that browser will show Cloudflare SSL.
Richard says
Very helpful article. However, I am wondering if I would still be required to update the .htaccess file (per your example) if I am using the plugin: “Really Simple SSL” that you recommended in a newer article. (Also, would this plugin take care of changing the WP General Settings?)
Thanks!
James says
We completed step 1 and now we cannot login to our wordpress to do step 2 or 3. And the only page that works on our site it the home page. All other pages try to pull up as https and gives an error. We have to manually take the s out so it’s http before the page will show.
We’ve undone the first step and still cannot login. We are dead in the water here.
Jerome Williams says
Worked great. For people with self-signed certs yeah, you will get an error. But if you get that warning, that means you followed this tutorial correctly! All you have to do now is resolve your SSL signing issue and you’re set.
Bhupesh Pant says
Hi After making the above changes I am not able to open my site, I am not even able to login to my wp- admin page to revert https to http please help.
Enyel Cuadro says
(GoDaddy)
define(‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true);
after adding this line then reload the website, I got error that “your connection is not private”. I am using self-signed certificate. Please help how to setup https using self-signed certificate.
Kimball says
Do a view source on your page. See anything that starts with http:// like css, js, or image files? Those will have to be changed in your content or template.
Mukesh Patel says
Do not use self-signed-certificate. You can choose Let’s Encrypt SSL, Free Comodo Certificate or Cloudflare SSL. These all are free of cost.
Ali O says
I know that WPBeginner is great, but you exceeded my expectations and totally saved my week today with this how-to guide! Love you guys!
Red Strivens says
Remember to change the Port as well !!!!
Mari-Lyn says
Thank you for the simple explanation of making a site ssl compliant.
Bala krishna reddy mogiligundla says
Sir i have stuck in a problem i hope you could help , i have a hosting which is worth $300 in godaddy i have added one website and bought an ssl for that …again after some days i have added secondary site avantsolutions.ca to same hosting . i have been told that i cannot buy additional ssl to this hosting and suggested me to buy one unified ssl which costs around 350$ .Please dont mind me saying this but i have already spent alot and cant afford that ..what other options do i have
WPBeginner Support says
Hello Bala Krishna,
Please try to resolve it with your hosting provider through live chat or phone support. If you have purchased a hosting plan that doesn’t meet your needs, then you can ask them for a refund. Most hosting companies have some sort of refund policy which is usually valid during the first 30 days of signup.
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Lydia says
Hi, my host offers the Let’s encrypt so I have gone that route, as this is all new I have created a new site to practice on which i set up the lets encrypt shared ssl. Now I am trying to move it from http to https I did install the simple ssl plugin but it did not find my ssl certificate, not sure if it is set to work with shared lets encrypt so, i found another plugin called wp encrypt which is designed specifically for the shared lets encrypt but i am not able to get it to connect the way it instructs. I have checked my outgoing connections and they are clear. Would appreciate any help in working this process out, so I can get started on the shift. Thanks
Max says
Followed the instructions and basically bricked my website.
between 404 errors, database connection errors and more and more errors… that 301 redirect causes way too many problems.
Brian Luff says
Thanks for the article, which is interesting and informative. There’s one problem it doesn’t mention, and no-one else has commented so I wonder if I’m missing something.
I bought a third-party SSL certificate from the hosting company and switched to HTTPS. After making the .htaccess changes, everything worked fine, except…
None of the pages get a green padlock. Instead, there’s an info link that says the pages are ‘partially secure’.
I checked with the hosting company, and they said I had to change every internal link to HTTPS, and the URL of every image likewise. If I don’t do that, then no green padlock.
Manually making all those changes would take me months even if I worked 8 days per week, 25 hours per day. If I’d known that at the outset, I would not have made the change to SSL/HTTPS in the first place.
Is what I’m being told correct? If so, is there any (even semi-)automated way of updating all the links in the site?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Brian,
You can install Really Simple SSL plugin and it will take care of partially insecure links on your website.
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Brian Luff says
Many thanks for that, I’ll remember it for next time (I have a personal blog I’m thinking about moving from .com to .org). In this case I already bit the bullet. It turns out I was exaggerating but it did take me several hours to go through 200 posts and 70 pages manually changing all the internal links and the image references. At the end of all that, there was still no green padlock, but I found the last few instances using a useful (free) tool (which may or may not be a useful adjunct to your plugin). I now have another question, but I’ll post it separately for clarity. Thanks again for responding.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Brian,
Glad to know that you fixed it
Felix says
Hi Brian,
There is another ultimate solution for that problem. Try to make Backup of MySQL database of your site manually by the procedure:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-make-a-wordpress-database-backup-manually/
OR.
Almost any hosting provider has an option such as “download MySQL database” or “dump MySQL database”. You will download .sql file. After that open that .sql file in text editor such notepad++ and try the find-replace function to find “http” and replace it by “https”. It will take a second.
hiren says
hii,
I does the changes as above in my site but now it is getting problem ” Error establishing a database connection”
so i’ve no idea where to do changes .
pls help. thanks in advance.
Lisbeth says
What to do if I want to revert back from https to http?
There aren’t many guides on this one. Please help.
Tom W says
A quick update – there is a free plugin called Really Simple SSL that you can download, activate, and it works great!
Many thanks to the author.
Jason says
I tried this and had a problem. I switched from a basic html/htm site to wordpress so my .htaccess has a lot of 301 redirects. No I’ve bought an SSL In the current setup if I add RewriteRule ^(.*)$ to the .htaccess file then if anybody attempts to browse the site they get “the webpage has a redirect loop” error. So I’ve had to take out that line of code. Anything I can do?
Avinash Kumar says
I am using cloudflare for https and want to know how to display “secure lock sign” before the https:// and I also want to know why you are not using https ?
hiren says
Just install a Really simple SSL plugin and active it. and change in the yor site general setting it is Setting >> General >> https://example.com
Mukesh Patel says
Hello Avinash Kumar.
wpbeginner don’t use HTTPS because they don’t have any login, signup page and also don’t sale anything.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Avinash and Mukesh,
Actually, we have moved to HTTPS recently.
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Bart Nash says
When configuring the SSL certificate, is it better to add the www to https:// or leave off the www when setting up a new wp site.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Bart,
See our guide on www vs non-www.
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tim says
Reason when I complete all the steps. Thank you for your article! I was wondering though, my website recently has suffered some problems with.