Title: WordPress SSL Last modified: July 18, 2019 --- # WordPress SSL * Resolved [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * (@doug123x) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/) * Hi There, * I need to update my site to have SSL/HTTPS. The site is hosted with GoDaddy and my plan is to purchase the SSL certificate from them as well. * Should I be manually updating all references to http:// in the database? I am concerned about adding a redirect that will mess up my Google Analytics reporting.( I think GA would track the redirects and create quite a mess.) It seems like the proper method of going about this to me. * Can anyone comment? I’d appreciate the feedback. Maybe I’m wrong and this is much simpler. * Thank you for any help. - This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/). * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-ssl-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11737276) * Once you acquire a valid SSL certificate from your hosting provider, follow this guide: [https://make.wordpress.org/support/user-manual/web-publishing/https-for-wordpress/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/user-manual/web-publishing/https-for-wordpress/) * As for Google Analytics, it should be as simply as ensuring the URL is also the HTTTPS variety in their system, but they change it often enough that I can’t offer specifics. * [indoteguh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indoteguh/) * (@indoteguh) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11740523) * Usually, some hosting plan package from hosting service provider has been including SSL certificate and installed at once. If you want to install, better to ask on your hosting service. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11743830) * [@indoteguh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/indoteguh/) Please do not use URL shortners here, that has been abused in the past and is expanded when found. I have expanded your URL. * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11743834) * GAH! Wrong account, sorry. I’ll try again. * [@doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) Please do not use URL shortners here, that has been abused in the past and is expanded when found. I have expanded your URL. * Thread Starter [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * (@doug123x) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11744761) * Jan, I sure don’t want that because the URL will appear in the search results. * Could you please remove the URL altogether or maybe you have another suggestion? * Thank you. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11745504) * The URL will not appear in search results, the field you entered the URL into is only visible to logged in people. * Here’s how it looks to everyone else, including search engines: [https://cld.wthms.co/GxOO75](https://cld.wthms.co/GxOO75) * Thread Starter [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * (@doug123x) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11745579) * Ah, good. Thank you. * [WPSSL.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpssl/) * (@wpssl) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11779867) * My understanding is that GA tracks through the code on your site, rather than the details you enter into their admin panel. It’s easiest to make sure it’s all consistent, but you shouldn’t get any tracking issues when switching your URLs to HTTPS. Redirects are going to be more of a pain on the SEO side than analytics. * It looks like you’ve already made the switch to HTTPS which is great, however I noticed a couple of mixed content warnings on the homepage. You just need to fix up the URL paths for these hero images to make sure you get that padlock symbol: * [http://www.*.com/wp-content/uploads/b*-dental-care-children.jpg](http://www.*.com/wp-content/uploads/b*-dental-care-children.jpg) [http://www.*.com/wp-content/uploads/b*-dental-clinic.jpg](http://www.*.com/wp-content/uploads/b*-dental-clinic.jpg) * I’ve hidden the specifics as per your requests above but it should be easy enough to find those files and swap to HTTPS at the start. * Thread Starter [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * (@doug123x) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11782583) * Thank you, I’ve cleaned them up. * My concern with the .htaccess redirect was that it would work as follows. I initially felt that I would have to cleanse the database of all http references. At the moment though, I’ve update the .htaccess file. * 1. Client enters the web-site url ([http://www.web-site.com](http://www.web-site.com)) for example. 2. Google analytics receives a hit for this URL. 3. htaccess redirects to [https://www.web-site.com](https://www.web-site.com) for example. 4. Google analytics receives another hit for the https version of the same page. * Make any sense? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11783082) * .htaccess always executes first, not matter what, so it’s actually: * 1. Client enters the web-site url ([http://www.example.com](http://www.example.com)) for example. 2. htaccess redirects to [https://www.example.com](https://www.example.com) for example. 3. Google analytics receives a hit for this URL. * Thread Starter [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * (@doug123x) * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11786022) * Excellent. Thank you James! Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘WordPress SSL’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 11 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [doug123x](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug123x/) * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-ssl-2/#post-11786022) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics