[WordPress SSL 2022] Explains how to handle it and why it should be SSL

I will explain about SSL of WordPress .

“I have to support SSL” You may have heard such words when starting a blog or affiliate.

SSL is simply ” encrypting communication” for websites such as WordPress .

If SSL is not supported, the site rating from search engines may drop and the search ranking may drop .

In this article, I will introduce how to support SSL of rental server companies in WordPress.

If you haven’t supported it yet, please refer to it.

If the URL starting with “https: //” is displayed, or if the URL has a key mark in front of it, it is SSL-enabled.

How to support SSL of X server

The SSL support method of the X server is the following three steps.

1. step 1Set up free proprietary SSL on the server.
2. Step 2Set SSL in WordPress. Details are explained in “ConoHa’s SSL support method” above.
3. Step 3We will always make the website SSL.

How to support SSL of Sakura rental server

The SSL support method for Sakura’s rental server is the following two steps.

1. step 1Set up free proprietary SSL on the server.
2. Step 2Set SSL in WordPress. Details are explained in “ConoHa’s SSL support method” above.

Lollipop! SSL support method

Lollipop’s SSL support method is the following two steps.

1. step 1Set up free proprietary SSL on the server.
2. Step 2Set SSL in WordPress. Details are explained in “ConoHa’s SSL support method” above.

How to support SSL of mixhost

The SSL support method of mixhost is the following two steps.

1. step 1Set up free proprietary SSL on the server.
2. Step 2Set SSL in WordPress. Details are explained in “ConoHa’s SSL support method” above.

How to support SSL for existing WordPress sites

A WordPress site that you already run has two more things to do than a new site.

• Get a backup of your site before SSL
• Set the server to SSL
• Set up SSL for WordPress
• Reflect SSL on all pages of the site

Get a backup

Make a backup of your WordPress site before making it SSL .

This is because if you get a backup, you can easily recover even if an unexpected error occurs while supporting SSL.

There are some places like ConoHa WING that take automatic backup on the server side, but

If possible, get it voluntarily with a plug-in.

The recommended plugin is ” BackWPup “.

After installation, enable and configure the settings.

Server SSL settings

This is the same as the procedure for the new site.

Please note that the X server needs to “always support SSL for websites” once the settings in WordPress are completed.

Install Really Simple SSL

Once SSL support is completed on the server side, WordPress can be SSL-enabled using a plugin .

For existing WordPress sites, URLs that are not SSL-enabled are used in various places, so manually changing them can be quite time-consuming.

• Internal link URL
• URL of the image in the article
• Redirect setting to “https: //” when there is “http: //”

The plugin will do all this for you, so I recommend it.

This time, I will explain how to use ” Really Simple SSL “.

Activate.

The following note will appear.

Read it carefully, and if you are satisfied, click “Yes, enable SSL.”

The message “SSL enabled” will appear, so check some of them individually.

Some settings will be displayed at the bottom of the above message screen, so let’s turn on the ones you need.

It is recommended to turn on 301.htaccess redirect because it can take over the backlinks etc. as they are when they are acquired.

This is the end of the plug-in support.

Error check if not fully supported

It may not be possible to use SSL even with a plug-in.

If ” Mixed-Content ” is displayed, error checking is required.

Google has also announced that it will gradually block “mixed content” from February 2020.

In other words, if SSL support is incomplete, it will not be displayed correctly in the search.

Reference site URL:
Google Online Security Blog: No more mixed messages about HTTPS

You can find the error by following the steps below using the function of the browser Chrome .

1. step 1Access the site you want to check
2. Step 2Open Chrome Developer Tools
   • * You can open it by right-clicking on the screen and selecting “Verify” or by pressing “Ctrl + Shift + i”.
   
3. Step 3Select “Console” in the top menu
4. Step 4If there is mixed content, the error part is displayed

If mixed content is displayed, check the error and fix it manually from the WordPress administration screen.

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What if I don’t support SSL?

What happens if you don’t support SSL in the first place ?

If SSL is not supported, the following disadvantages will occur.

• The rating from the search engine goes down
• Easy for visitors to leave
• Data may be tampered with or spoofed

Google’s guidelines state that:

“We use HTTPS to secure the connection of our site. For communication on the web, it is appropriate to encrypt the interaction between the user and the website.”

Reference site:
Protect your site with HTTPS –Search Console Help

In other words, SSL-enabled people are better recognized by Google than non-SSL-enabled sites .

Currently, sites that do not support SSL are displayed as ” unprotected communication “.

There is also the risk of being mistaken for a dangerous site and making it easier for visitors to leave.

Also, if you do not switch the data to encrypted communication, you may be damaged by falsification or spoofing of the data.

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Appropriate SSL support for site top display

SSL support enhances the security of your WordPress site.

In addition, it will affect the evaluation of the search engine “Google”.

If it is a new site, it will take about 10 minutes, and if you use a plug-in on an existing site, it can be reflected in the articles, URLs, and images so far with just a few clicks.

If you want to display the site at the top, take this opportunity to support SSL.