{"id":61429,"date":"2020-10-05T14:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=61429"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:26:11","slug":"how-to-install-wp-really-simple-ssl-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-install-wp-really-simple-ssl-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install the Really Simple SSL WordPress Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide we\u2019ll show you how to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file\/\">Really Simple SSL<\/a> WordPress plugin. It\u2019s often easier to use such a plugin to force a large, existing WordPress site to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/auto-ssl-guide\/\">free or paid SSL certificate<\/a> (HTTPS) than attempting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.htaccess redirect<\/a> and manually fixing mixed content errors (not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/self-signed-ssl-certificate-warning\/\">Self-Signed SSL Certificate Warning<\/a>). This is why we recommend this plugin which forces all images to display over a secure connection to negate mixed content errors. This can easily be tested using a security test site like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whynopadlock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WhyNoPadLock.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">Warning: Before you force any website to HTTPS, ensure you\u2019ve installed a properly signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-do-i-obtain-an-ssl-certificate\/\">paid SSL<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/auto-ssl-guide\/\">FreeSSL<\/a>. If your SSL is self-signed your browser will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/self-signed-ssl-certificate-warning\/\">display a security error<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#install\">Really Simple SSL installation options<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#dashboard\">WordPress dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wpcli\">WP-CLI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#manual\">Manually<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#configure\">Configure Really Simple SSL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#disable\">Disable .htaccess redirects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Optimize WordPress speed immediately with our Nginx-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"yt-9SP9KSWpWTk\">\n\t<a class=\"play-video-9SP9KSWpWTk\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; cursor: pointer;\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/9SP9KSWpWTk\/maxresdefault.webp\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"How to Install and Activate the Really Simple SSL Plugin\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\">\n\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-imh-play-circle imh-ds-icon play-circle\" style=\"position: absolute; display:block; font-size:150px; color: #c52228; opacity:0;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">Installing Really Simple SSL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install Really Simple SSL with the <a href=\"#dashboard\">WordPress dashboard<\/a>, <a href=\"#wpcli\">WP-CLI<\/a> or <a href=\"#manual\">manual installation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dashboard\">Install from the Dashboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log in to your WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install the Really Simple SSL plugin and activate it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left, hover over <em>Settings<\/em> and select <strong>SSL<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wpcli\">Installing via WP-CLI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with <strong>version 3.1.6<\/strong>, the plugin developers improved ease of use for advanced users with dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/\">WP-CLI commands<\/a> to handle important tasks via SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/do-you-provide-ssh-access\/\">Log into SSH<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cli\/install-a-plugin-using-wp-cli\/\">Install and activate Really Simple SSL<\/a> using the following command: <pre>wp plugin install really-simple-ssl --activate<\/pre><p class=\"alert alert-info\">Note: Activating the plugin will not automatically force HTTPS for the website.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you\u2019ve already installed an SSL for your website, execute the following command to change your WordPress settings to force SSL usage: <pre>wp rsssl activate_ssl<\/pre> Once complete, you should see \u201c<strong>Success:<\/strong> SSL activated.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-clear-browser-cache-for-major-browsers\/\">Clear your browser cache<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/resources\/how-to-start-a-private-browsing-session\/\">start a private browsing session<\/a> and visit your website <em>without HTTPS<\/em>. It should redirect to HTTPS with no errors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure your website to <a href=\"http:\/\/#autossl\">ensure AutoSSL updates with Really Simple SSL enabled<\/a> (if applicable for cPanel server environments).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-wp-cli.png\" alt=\"Install Really Simple SSL with WP-CLI\" class=\"wp-image-61430\" width=\"762\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-wp-cli.png 762w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-wp-cli-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">If you have an issue after activating the plugin, you can undo the changes in with <code>wprsssl deactivate_ssl<\/code>. Check for more WP-CLI commands with <code>wp help rsssl<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manual\">Installing Manually<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li>To install the plugin manually, download the plugin zip file from <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/really-simple-ssl\/#installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-upload-a-file-using-file-manager-in-cpanel\/\">Upload the zip file<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/compressing-uncompressing-files\/#uncompress\">extract the folder<\/a> to the website\u2019s <code>wp-content\/plugins<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log into your WordPress site or use the WP-CLI command to activate the plugin:<pre>wp plugin activate really-simple-ssl<\/pre><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"configure\">Configuring Really Simple SSL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure you have installed a free or paid SSL. You can test this by visiting \u201chttps:\/\/youdomain.com\u201d in your web browser. It shouldn\u2019t be a self-signed SSL. Otherwise, your website will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/self-signed-ssl-certificate-warning\/\">display a security error<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/#wizard\">cPanel backup<\/a> or WordPress backup and download it to your local workstation per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/10-ways-to-secure-wordpress\/\">WordPress security best practices<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019re ready to force your website to only use a secure connection, you can activate the SSL function. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into your WordPress dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can enable it from the <em>Installed Plugins<\/em> page or the plugin notification at the top of your WordPress dashboard by selecting <strong>Go ahead, activate SSL!<\/strong> You\u2019ll be redirected to the Really Simple SSL Configuration page to check the status of related settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) For better performance, you can enable the 301 .htaccess redirect option by selecting <strong>Enable<\/strong> in the <em>Settings<\/em> tab at the top. Then, select the <strong>Enable 301 .htaccess redirect<\/strong> slider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save<\/strong> any changes made at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test your website\u2019s new 301 redirect by opening a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/resources\/how-to-start-a-private-browsing-session\/\">private browser session<\/a> and navigating to your website without HTTPS \u2013 e.g. domain.com. It should automatically redirect to HTTPS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-configuration-1024x549.png\" alt=\"Really Simple SSL plugin configuration options\" class=\"wp-image-61431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-configuration-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-configuration-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-configuration-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/really-simple-ssl-configuration.png 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">If you get locked out of your website after enabling the .htaccess redirect, follow official documentation to <a href=\"https:\/\/really-simple-ssl.com\/knowledge-base\/remove-htaccess-redirect-site-lockout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prevent Really Simple SSL from editing .htaccess<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards, you\u2019ll want to ensure you update any URL\u2019s for your website shared elsewhere. You can recheck your redirect results at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whynopadlock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WhyNoPadLock.com<\/a>. For more information on improving your WordPress site, please see or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\">Recommended WordPress Plugins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that the premium items on the Configuration page require a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/http-headers-security\/\">paid subscription<\/a> to the plugin provider. They do NOT indicate an issue with the plugin. If you want to further strengthen your HTTPS redirect, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/http-headers-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)<\/a> to force the redirect from the browser application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disable\">Disable .htaccess Redirects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AutoSSL is the free SSL that\u2019s auto-enabled forever, but sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/auto-ssl-guide\/\">AutoSSL<\/a> will encounter an error and nott update for WordPress sites using HTTPS redirect methods. These methods include the Really Simple SSL plugin or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file\/\">.htaccess 301 redirects<\/a>. Instead of disabling the plugin and HTTPS redirect to update your AutoSSL every time, editing your .htaccess file once should resolve the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into WordPress<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left, select <em>Settings<\/em> and <strong>SSL<\/strong> to edit Really Simple SSL plugin settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Stop editing the .htaccess file<\/strong> slider. It should transform from grey to blue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save<\/strong> changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now the .htaccess file needs to be modified manually. Open your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/where-is-my-htaccess-file\/\">.htaccess file<\/a> for the WordPress website. <p class=\"alert alert-info\">Note: If using cPanel File Manager, ensure your settings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/show-hidden-files-in-file-manager\/\">show hidden files<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the following code under your current redirect lines: <pre>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^\/\\d+\\.BIN_AUTOSSL_CHECK_PL__\\.\\w+\\.tmp$ [NC] <br>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^\/\\.well-known\/acme-challenge\/ [NC]<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards, you shouldn\u2019t need to worry about AutoSSL renewals. If you have any questions or issues following these steps to resolve your FreeSSL issue, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/amp\/how-to-get-great-technical-support\/\">live support directly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about more ways to further secure your WordPress site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/security\/resolve-site-health-security-issues\/\">security<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/resolve-site-health-performance-issues\/\">performance<\/a> recommendations from the WordPress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-site-health\/\">Site Health<\/a> feature in your dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\">security plugins<\/a> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wp-cerber-security-hardening-options\/\">Cerber Security<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/wordfence\/\">WordFence Security<\/a> for in-depth protection and customization in your dashboard along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-setup-bbq-block-bad-queries-on-wordpress\/\">Block Bad Queries (BBQ)<\/a> to fight code injection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider using the Sucuri web application firewall (WAF) for additional protection against Denial-of-Service (DoS) and related cyber attacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-wordpress-backup-plugins\/\">WordPress backup configuration<\/a> to automatically schedule and verify backups in the case of disaster recovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read our article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/hacks\/i-think-my-website-has-been-hacked\/\">I think my website has been hacked<\/a>\u201d for hack recovery assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out our latest guides on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/ways-to-learn-more-about-cybersecurity\/\">learn more about cybersecurity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/8-free-cybersecurity-tools-to-secure-your-server\/\">free website security tools<\/a> to harden your server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What measures do you take to harden WordPress websites? 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