Title: making uploaded images secure (https)
Last modified: July 11, 2019

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# making uploaded images secure (https)

 *  [thetoolman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetoolman123/)
 * (@thetoolman123)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/)
 * Hi,
 * I have an SSL certificate installed on a website, but it is finding references
   to images that are not secure. These images have been uploaded via the media 
   manager.
 * Is there a way I can make the URLs of the images secure?
 * This is an error I am getting from a check:
 * An image with an insecure url of “[http://website.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/main-banner-1.jpg&#8221](http://website.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/main-banner-1.jpg&#8221);
   was loaded on line: 99 of [https://webiste.com/](https://webiste.com/).
 * Thanks!

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11719999)
 * install the plugin “better search replace”. In all tables, search for `http://
   example.com` and replace with `https://example.com`.
 *  Thread Starter [thetoolman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetoolman123/)
 * (@thetoolman123)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11721116)
 * Thanks I will take a look at that.
 * I have seen in Settings > General that the domain has http://
 * Should I change this to https:// ?
 * I know before when I changed the URL in there on another website that the whole
   site broke and I had to update database entries etc.
 * Thanks
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11722053)
 * When you run the search/replace, it will take care of changing that option, as
   well.
 *  Thread Starter [thetoolman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetoolman123/)
 * (@thetoolman123)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11723498)
 * Thanks, I have installed the plugin and run it, but I’m still getting errors 
   saying there are images using http
 * I left this option unchecked when running the search:
 * “Replace GUIDs? If left unchecked, all database columns titled ‘guid’ will be
   skipped.”
 * Should I check this box?
 * Thanks
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11723755)
 * Don’t change the GUIDs — that’s not necessary — but make sure you unchecked the“
   dry run” box.
 * If that doesn’t fix it, please provide a link to a page on your site where we
   can see this. Thanks.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * Last activity: [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-uploaded-images-secure-https/#post-11723755)
 * Status: not resolved

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