Our WordPress hosting service comes with a free SSL certificate. This certificate is automatically installed and renewed every few months. This provides our clients' websites to meet the demands of Google for a secure internet. Google penalizes rankings of non-SSL enabled website. The important thing to consider here is just because you have a SSL certificate installed doesn't mean your WordPress site is using it. You have to configure WordPress to use a SSL connection for your webpages. In this article we show you how to do that:
- Log into your WordPress site at http://www.yoursite.com/wp-login.php
- Once you are logged in, click on the Settings --> General link in the left-hand menu.
- In the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) text box change http to https, e.g. https://www.yoursite.com
- Click the Save Changes button and that is it. Your WordPress site is now utilizing SSL for its connections.
If you have any questions regarding this article then please fill out a support ticket via your EMWD client area.
