Converting http to https
                     How to redirect your 
WordPress website from 
http to https?
Why HTTPS
 Nowadays, most website URLs begin with ‘https’, 
which is different from ‘http’ with the help of SSL 
encryption, which helps to encrypt any 
information that is exchanged.
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Advantages
 Google Chrome announced that it would consider 
all websites without SSL encryption as ‘insecure’, 
so migrating to https is a necessity.
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Step 1: Backup your website
 Before redirecting from http to https, make sure 
you backup your website to minimize impact in 
case something goes wrong.
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Implement SSL certificate
 You need to install the ‘Really Simple SSL’ plugin on 
WordPress, which detects your SSL certificate and 
enables conversion. Make sure the web hosting 
companies offer SSL certificates.
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Add HTTPS to admin area
 Secure the backend of WordPress dashboard, so 
that you can access your login page with a secure 
connection.
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Update site address
 For the rest of the website, change the site 
address by adding https:// to the beginning. Save 
and update the settings.
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Change links in content and 
templates
 Update all links in your content and database 
from the old http configuration. This step should 
be done carefully as this may sometimes lead to a 
mess.
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301 redirects in .htaccess
 Using .htaccess, you can redirect visitors 
automatically to the secure version of your 
website. Make sure there isn’t two versions of any 
page as this would be bad for SEO.
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Test and go live
 The final step is to test if everything is working 
correctly. Go to SSL test, submit your domain 
name and check your overall SSL score and how 
you can improve it.
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