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f(x) SSL

Description

f(x) SSL is a very simple plugin to force your site to use HTTPS.

After installation of this plugin, you can enable this in “Settings > General” under “SSL (HTTPS)” Section.

Features:

  1. Super simple and easy to use. Only one checkbox.
  2. Clear installation instruction.
  3. Integrate to the WordPress “General” Settings seamlessly.
  4. Fix URL in content, widget, etc to use HTTPS to make sure all images, etc loaded properly.
  5. The GPL v2.0 or later license. 🙂 Use it to make something cool.
  6. Support available at Genbu Media.
    Notes for developer:

Github

Development of this plugin is hosted at GitHub. Pull request and bug reports are welcome.

Options

This plugin save the options in single option name: fx-ssl.

Hooks

List of hooks available in this plugin:

filter: fx_ssl_notice_fail (string)

Plugin activation notice if feature is not supported.

filter: fx_ssl_notice_success (string)

Plugin activation notice if feature is supported.

filter: fx_ssl_notice_active (string)

Plugin activation notice if feature is supported and already active.

filter: fx_ssl_settings_section_description (string)

Settings description.

filter: fx_ssl_fix_url (string)

If you need to pass other URL to parse to content, excerpt, text widget, etc.

Screenshots

  • Settings

Installation

  1. Navigate to “Plugins > Add New” Page from your Admin.
  2. To install directly from WordPress.org repository, search the plugin name in the search box and click “Install Now” button to install the plugin.
  3. To install from plugin .zip file, click “Upload Plugin” button in “Plugins > Add New” Screen. Browse the plugin .zip file, and click “Install Now” button.
  4. Activate the plugin.
  5. Make sure you have define( 'FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true ); in your wp-config.php. For more info, please read WordPress administration over SSL.
  6. Make sure you use HTTPS in “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” option in “General Settings”.
  7. Navigate to “Settings > General” page in “SSL (HTTPS)” Section.
  8. Enable the plugin and visit your site front end.

FAQ-e

How to get SSL/HTTPS License ?

In order to enable access to HTTPS/SSL, you need to have a SSL License and install it in your server. If you don’t have one, please consult to your hosting company.

Reviews

31 May 2017
Our tech said forcing SSL was the best step forward in security we could make. This plugin took care of things.
20 April 2017
My problem was a logo generating from normal hppt, for that reason site doesn’t showing secure [green]. I used few plguin but didn’t worked [maybe], but it work perfectly like what I wanted. Thanks for this nice plugin.
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Contributors & Developers

“f(x) SSL” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Interested in development?

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Changelog

1.1.0 – 11 Jan 2015

  • Update readme.
  • Update Notice.
  • Use get_option() instead of get_bloginfo() to get site url.
  • Use temporary redirect.

1.0.0 – 11 Jan 2015

  • Init