Title: HTTP to HTTPS
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# HTTP to HTTPS

 *  [losrack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlos-jaramillo/)
 * (@carlos-jaramillo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/)
 * Hi,
 * I have an SSL certificate installed on my host and all, so far so good. Also 
   I have forced woocommerce to https, so far so good also. most of my pages go 
   to https. except “home” and “shop”
 * Now I want also my home page to be on https right form the start.
 * I have searched around but I am a little confused. since the info changes a bit
   depending on who writes it. I would like to do this without a plugin.
 * I kind of know I have to edit my htaccess file, which looks like this.
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * I have read also writing wp-config.php file with this:
    `define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN',
   true);` but I do not know if it is at the begining .. or some specific place,
   at the end?
 * Any help would be appreciated.

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 *  [petercralen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petercralen/)
 * (@petercralen)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6670833)
 * Hi,
 * Sometimes it depends on your host – how your server works and everything is set
   up.
    I use this
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{ENV:HTTPS} !on
       RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
       ```
   
 * Nothing in wp-config.php – not necessary as .htaccess will redirect everything.
 * Also don’t forget to rewrite your urls in General settings for https instead 
   of http for both lines.
    Good idea is to check whole database with plugin [https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/)
   if some old http still exist and rewrite everything for https.
 * Btw. in htaccess you will set just redirection, so if someone type url without
   https or it come from old links.
 * Anyway for use that https, that everything is pointed there, you have to rewrite
   your urls in General settting.
 *  Thread Starter [losrack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlos-jaramillo/)
 * (@carlos-jaramillo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6670843)
 * Hi Peter,
 * Since your code looks a lot shorter than mine, I just wanted to know if I have
   to replace the code, insert it somewhere … I just don´t know
 * Also my urls in general settings after rewrite they keep going back to http when
   I check back or reload… is this a functions.php file thing?
 * Thanks a lot by the way
 *  [petercralen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petercralen/)
 * (@petercralen)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6670853)
 * Hi Carlos,
 * This code put above your code what is default WordPress .htaccess file. This 
   don’t touch, keep it like that.
    So your .htaccess will be
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{ENV:HTTPS} !on
       RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
   
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * I mean, in Settings – General: change your url for https in two columns
    WordPress
   Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) and save it. After that you will be loged
   out and when you will login again, your site will be https. Anyway some links
   what you use on site, or some css files or whatever can stay old with http, so
   then use mentioned plugin 🙂 Btw. some backup before doing this can save you 
   life 😉
 * Keep in mind, that these .htaccess redirection will nothing change how your site
   works, just will redirect all http to https with code 301 (permanently)
 * Changes these urls in General settings and save them will change http to https
   in your site. (so this is your moving ;))
 * So do redirection as last step, first be sure, that your https works well (if
   some 404 error – not found experienced, clean your browser cache, if use on site…
   that too).
 * After all if that redirection code will not work, the best way if you will contact
   your hosting provider for ask about it, bc. on specific server can be specific
   redirection rules, that is why you will find tons of different results while 
   you search about that topic 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [losrack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlos-jaramillo/)
 * (@carlos-jaramillo)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6670854)
 * Thank you so much
 * … mmm something is wrong when I do that.
 * I will contact my host and see what they say.
 *  [ajoywebd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajoywebd/)
 * (@ajoywebd)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6671056)
 * Hi Carlos,
 * Did you ever get this figured out?
 * One of my sites keeps reverting back to http from https whenever I change it 
   in the general settings.
 * Thanks so much,
 * Amanda
 *  Thread Starter [losrack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlos-jaramillo/)
 * (@carlos-jaramillo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6671062)
 * Hi,
 * Do you still need help with this?
 * just in case … I went thru a lot of trouble with this.
 * I added this code at the beginning of my child’s functions php file.
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       update_option('siteurl','https://yoursite.com/');
       update_option('home','https://yoursite.com/');
       /**
       ```
   
 * hope it helps
 *  [ajoywebd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajoywebd/)
 * (@ajoywebd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6671064)
 * Carlos, you definitely helped me a lot. Thanks so much for your reply.
 * The site is now using https. I appreciate your help!
 *  Thread Starter [losrack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlos-jaramillo/)
 * (@carlos-jaramillo)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-to-https-9/#post-6671065)
 * Glad I could help.
 * Regards…

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