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Best Ways to Add Free SSL Certificate on WordPress Site

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Best Ways to Add Free SSL Certificate on WordPress Site

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  1. Introduction The visitor establishes a virtual connection with the site's server each time they access the webpage, and data transfers back and forth. However, the security of the established connection depends on the website. To take security at the utmost concern, browsers like Firefox and Chrome are now pointing out non-HTTPS-secured websites. It has increased the necessity of an SSL certificate for WordPress sites. Additionally, enabling SSL certificates gives websites the ability to secure connections between visitors' browsers and the servers.Hence, the getting the SSL certificate for WordPress site has grown in importance. Also, SSL is no longer just important for e-commerce sites but for all virtual ones as well.

  2. Need of SSL Certificate For WordPress Website • Secure Information: The most critical reason is security. Websites frequently supervise the transfer of sensitive data. The results could be far worse if any such information gets leaked. This means SSL configuration costs less when compared to the harm caused by hackers. • Build Website Exposure:SSL is critical for SEO regardless of whether you accept online payments or not. As websites will be less likely to appear in the search results if you don't have any security protocol. • User-Experience: Lastly, a company's website's ranking depends on the quality of its users' experiences. Even if inadequate security isn't the cause of a website's problems, it can still hinder the company's operations.

  3. How to Add Free SSL Certificate on WordPress Site?

  4. Method 1: Add Free SSL Certificate on WordPress Site By Plugin WordPress's Really Simple SSL pluginmust first be installed and activated. To achieve this, Step 1: Sign in to your WordPress dashboard. Step 2: Next, select the Plugins option from the sidebar's left navigation pane. To better understand, the following image has been provided. Step 3: Press the Add New option next to Plugins to add the plugin on your WordPress site.

  5. Step 4: Now, use the search box on the right side of the page to search for the plugin you want to install. Here, type Really Simple SSL in the search bar. Step 5: A list of plugins will appear on the screen below the search box. Choose the icon with the appearance shared below. Step 6: Now, click on the Install Now button next to each plugin listed on the screen. Step 7: The installation will begin. Once the process is over, the activate option will appear. Click on it to start using the plugin.

  6. Once the installation is complete, navigate to the Settings - SSL menu item in the admin panel's left sidebar. Simply select the option to gain access to the SSL settings and make necessary changes to your website's visual appearance. The Really SSL plugin will help your website to take care of the below things: • Set up HTTP to HTTPS redirects • Enable WordPress to use HTTPS in URLs • Check SSL certificate • Rectify the mixed content inconsistencies

  7. Method 2: Manually Set up Free SSL Certificate To perform the manual addition of an SSL certificate on the WordPress site, follow the below procedure: • Firstly, visit settings & go to General page. Here, update the sites and WordPress URL address fields. This will be done by replacing HTTP with HTTPS • Now, save changes to your store settings. Further, you will be asked to re-login to your WordPress account • The next step comes to setting up WordPress redirects to HTTPS. To do so, add the below code to the .htaccess file WordPress can fully load the site using HTTPS, so following these steps will help you fix the issues of HTTPS not functioning.

  8. How to Fix Mixed Content Error in WordPress Database Many incorrect URLs will contain data such as files, images, embeds, and more. Fixing all of this will require tracking down all of the previously mentioned URLs. You should switch them from HTTP:// to HTTPS:// instead. The Better Search Replaceplug-in must then be installed and activated . Once enabled, open the Better Search Replace page by selecting Tools from the menu bar. Add the website's URL with HTTP to the search engine's search field now. Then, in the Replace section, enter the HTTPS URL you just created. WordPress database tables will appear after that. Select all of them and do a full audit now. Finally, uncheck the last box and click on the Run Search/Replace button. Finally, the plugin will search your WordPress database for HTTP URLs and replace them all with HTTPS.

  9. Fixing Mixed Content Errors in WordPress Site Theme WordPress themes are another common cause of mixed content problems. However, this problem will not occur if you use a WordPress theme that complies with industry standards. To find out why and what resources are being loaded, use the Inspect tool in your browser. The next step is to find and replace the HTTP resources in your WordPress theme with HTTPS. Source: https://www.wordsuccor.com/add-free-ssl-certificate-wordpress/

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