{"id":4204,"date":"2017-10-20T19:31:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2017\/10\/20\/enable-ssl-2\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:08:01","slug":"enable-ssl-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this tuorial we will show you how to enable SSL<\/strong> (https) in OpenCart 3<\/strong>. This allows you to utilize an SSL certificate in OpenCart, and serve your site over https<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> You must have an SSL<\/a> before completing this guide.<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Enable SSL<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Log into your Opencart Dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. \"\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Click System<\/strong> then Settings<\/strong> in the navigation menu.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \"\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    You will see your store listed, click the Edit<\/strong> button. It looks like a pencil.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \"\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    You will then be on the store\u2019s Settings<\/em> page. Click the Server<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \"\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Scroll down to the Security<\/em> section and select Yes<\/strong> next to Use SSL<\/em> option.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \"\"<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Click the Save<\/strong> button on the top-right of the page.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Congratulations, now you know how to enable SSL<\/strong> (https) in OpenCart 3<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In this tuorial we will show you how to enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3. This allows you to utilize an SSL certificate in OpenCart, and serve your site over https. Note: You must have an SSL before completing this guide. Enable SSL Log into your Opencart Dashboard. Click System then Settings in the navigation Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,573,4312],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opencart","category-opencart-3","category-ssl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/5fbfcaed32a2672fb83ab312f5b7237b\"},\"headline\":\"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\"},\"wordCount\":126,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"OpenCart\",\"OpenCart 3\",\"Secure Socket Layer (SSL)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\",\"name\":\"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png\",\"width\":669,\"height\":596},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"InMotion Hosting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/5fbfcaed32a2672fb83ab312f5b7237b\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\",\"description\":\"InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inmotion-hosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/john-paul\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting","description":"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting","og_description":"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/","og_site_name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","article_published_time":"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting","twitter_site":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/"},"author":{"name":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/5fbfcaed32a2672fb83ab312f5b7237b"},"headline":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3","datePublished":"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/"},"wordCount":126,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png","articleSection":["OpenCart","OpenCart 3","Secure Socket Layer (SSL)"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/","name":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3 | InMotion Hosting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png","datePublished":"2017-10-20T19:31:16+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-21T14:08:01+00:00","description":"Learn how to enable SSL HTTPS in OpenCart 3.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/opencart-3_ssl_opencart-system-settings.png","width":669,"height":596},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/enable-ssl-opencart\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Enable SSL (https) in OpenCart 3"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","description":"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization","name":"InMotion Hosting","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"InMotion Hosting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/5fbfcaed32a2672fb83ab312f5b7237b","name":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","description":"InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inmotion-hosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting"],"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/john-paul\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"primary_category":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96110,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204\/revisions\/96110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}