I’m considering implementing SSL and moving from http to https. Are there any steps/precautions I need to take within BPS pro for this move? I didn’t notice any documentation when I searched the knowledge-base.
This is exactly what I’m looking for, thank you! I was going to install a SSL plugin, but is it safe to assume that the instructions you provided takes care of what most SSL plugins do?
Yes and no. Switching from http to https is very simple and quick, but comes with additional work after you have switched your site from http to https. See the “Important Notes” help section and other help sections in this forum topic: https://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/wordpress-ssl-htaccess-code-rewrite-ssl-rewritecond-server_port/#post-7233 Every HTTPS/SSL plugin that I have looked at will handle old http URL’s and rewrite/redirect them to https so that you do not need to actually fix your old http URL’s, but that comes with a performance hit cost. The method that all of the HTTPS/SSL plugins use is to filter your outputted Source Code using a WP filter to change any old http URL’s to https. That method could add up to a 1 second page load increase for your website. Eventually we will create a BPS Pro Pro-Tool that changes old http URL’s to https in your WordPress database. That new Pro-Tool will probably be created in BPS Pro version 13.