Changing site over to SSL – Enterprise Pro Theme

[nists]

Hi all! I am switching my wordpress site over to SSL

I will be redirecting http:// to https:// in my .htaccess file.

I'm concerned that it will break or remove some functionality of this theme. If anyone out there has an SSL site on the Enterprise Pro theme/genesis framework installed, please let me know if it works!

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[Jason Weber]

There will be no ill effects from moving over to SSL, Nists. There may be a slight increase in page load times -- especially initially, but also a slight bump in your search optimization with time.

The main thing you'll want to include in your htaccess is:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

And this will serve your site over your transport layer security, although WordPress likes when you add this to your wp-config.php:
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);

You can use the main plugin called WordPress HTTPS that many still use to this day, although it's not 100% necessary. This plugin has given some people headaches, but many others swear by it to this day. You can test it out.

I would, however, highly recommend you install two plugins:

• SSL Insecure Content Fixer

This will ensure that if you have any insecure elements that begin with http instead of https, they will not affect your transport layer security.

• Search and Replace

Simply change all http links to https to make sure your internal links (images, etc.) comport with your transport layer security.

You'll want to change your Site URL and Home URL (in your WordPress dashboard settings) over to the https:// when you're ready. If you're not prudent about this, you can lock yourself out of your site.

If this happens, go to your web host's cPanel (or whatever you use) and log into phpmyadmin. Find your database. Go to the _options table. Simply edit your database entry for the first two items -- Site URL and Home URL back to http.

Fiddle around with things; you'll get used to it. But please do add those two necessary plugins, and consider the first one I mentioned. In short time, you'll be quite adept at handling all things SSL-related, and you'll be better off for it.

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Webby’s WebPrezence
National Center For Due Process

[Jason Weber]

There will be no ill effects from moving over to SSL, Nists. There may be a slight increase in page load times -- especially initially, but also a slight bump in your search optimization with time.

The main thing you'll want to include in your htaccess is:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

And this will serve your site over your transport layer security, although WordPress likes when you add this to your wp-config.php:
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);

You can use the main plugin called WordPress HTTPS that many still use to this day, although it's not 100% necessary. This plugin has given some people headaches, but many others swear by it to this day. You can test it out.

I would, however, highly recommend you install two plugins:

• SSL Insecure Content Fixer

This will ensure that if you have any insecure elements that begin with http instead of https, they will not affect your transport layer security.

• Search and Replace

Simply change all http://example.com links to https://example.com to make sure your internal links (images, etc.) comport with your transport layer security.

You'll want to change your Site URL and Home URL (in your WordPress dashboard settings) over to the https:// when you're ready. If you're not prudent about this, you can lock yourself out of your site.

If this happens, go to your web host's cPanel (or whatever you use) and log into phpmyadmin. Find your database. Go to the _options table. Simply edit your database entry for the first two items -- Site URL and Home URL back to http.

Fiddle around with things; you'll get used to it. But please do add those two necessary plugins, and consider the first one I mentioned. In short time, you'll be quite adept at handling all things SSL-related, and you'll be better off for it.

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Webby’s WebPrezence
National Center For Due Process

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