How to enable secure SSL access in WordPress

All our hosting plans include a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt. This HTTPS certificate is automatically installed and renewed for all domains that point to our DNS and already have their account created in Duplika.

With the SSL certificate preinstalled by default, you only need to configure your WordPress site so that its URL can use it.

The simplest way to take advantage of your SSL certificate is to go to Settings > General and complete your site address, but make sure to enter 'https' (e.g., https://duplika.com).

Once this step is complete, if you want to redirect HTTP traffic to the new HTTPS version, you must edit the .htaccess file located in your site's root directory and add the following lines just above BEGIN WordPress:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NE]

After this change, your site will work through secure access via https.

If you don't know how—or would rather not—edit the .htaccess file, you can contact us and we'll make the change for you.

If your site is hosted by another company, another option is to use the Really Simple Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) plugin. However, we don't recommend overloading WordPress with a feature that we can implement without adding another plugin to your site.