How To Enable SSL on Your WordPress Site Print

How To Enable SSL on Your WordPress Site

Before you Begin you Need the Following:

• An SSL Certificate has been purchased, installed and configured, see How to Purchase an SSL
• You can enable a free Let's Encrypt SSL  

Enabling SSL on Your WordPress Site

1. Log into your site at http://yourdomainname.com/wp-login.php.
2. Once you are on the admin dashboard, click on Settings.
3. In the WordPress Address (URL) box, replace http:// with https://.
4. In the Site Address (URL) box, replace http:// with https://.

NOTE: If for any reason you are unable to reach your site to make these edits, please contact our support team by submitting a support ticket.
 

Optional Edits:

1. Open an FTP session to your site.
2. Edit your wp-config.php file and add define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);.
3. This will force SSL for both site logins and admin access. This is the most secure option for your site.
4. Save your wp-config.php file and re-upload it to the server.