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how to force TLS/SSL in the Wordpress one-click app

Ubuntu 18.04, no virtual server setup, single website only, following directions from marketplace, closed port 80, but there was no instructions on how to force all web traffic to use https.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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KFSys • March 13, 2020
Accepted Answer

Hi @johnnyrook,

I won’t recommend closing port 80 just redirecting all traffic from HTTP to HTTPS.

There are a few ways to do so.

  1. Redirect to https using .htaccess
  2. Redirect to https using a WordPress plugin
  3. Redirect to https via Nginx

Redirect to https using .htaccess

In your website’s .htaccess you can add the following code

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

It should be enough to help you with the redirection.

Redirect to https using a WordPress plugin

Using a WordPress can be really easy, it will both help you redirect to HTTPS and solve the potential problem of a Mixed Content. Here are a couple of plugins you can use

https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-force-ssl/

Redirect to https via Nginx

If you are using Nginx, you can add the following server block

server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
return 301 https://example.com$request_uri;
}

The above should be added in your website’s Nginx vhost file.

Additionally, please make sure to change example.com with your domain name.

Regards, KDSys

Bobby Iliev • March 13, 2020

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