Enable HTTPS for Wordpress Websites
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There are 2 ways to update your Wordpress website to load using HTTPS:
- via the Wordpress admin area
- via the database using phpMyAdmin
Using the WP (Wordpress) Admin area is the safest and easiest way to enable HTTPS
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Login to your Wordpress admin area
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Navigate to Settings > General
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Under General, find the Wordpress Address (URL) field
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In the Wordpress Address (URL) field, modify it so that it says
https://yourdomain.com
orhttps://www.yourdomain.com
and save. Replaceyourdomain.com
with your actual domain name.
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Login to your web hosting control panel (cPanel or DirectAdmin)
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Locate the icon for phpMyAdmin (found in the Databases section) and click it (phpMyAdmin opens in a new tab)
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From the menu on the left, locate your Wordpress database and click to open it
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Locate the wp_options table and click to open it
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Under the option_name heading, locate siteurl and click edit
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Edit your URL to
https://yourdomain.com
orhttps://www.yourdomain.com
(add the s after http) and click save. Replace ‘yourdomain.com’ with your actual domain name. -
Under the option_name heading of the wp_options table, locate home and then click edit
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In the option_value text field, update the URL using
https://yourdomain.com
orhttps://www.yourdomain.com
(add the s after http) and click save. Replaceyourdomain.com
with your actual domain name.