Author: Leon Wimmenhoeve
Redirect rules in Nginx
Use the following to redirect to https on nginx. server { listen 80; server_name my-domain.com; return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri; }
What does “Activate SSL” in the plugin actually do?
To fully enable HTTPS/SSL on your WordPress site, you only have to click Activate SSL in this plugin, and in most cases your website will immediately work over SSL. So, what actually happened in the background? When clicking Activate SSL in the Really Simple Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) dashboard, the plugin: Checks for SSL before activating Selects the appropriate .htaccess redirect rule based on your server configuration If necessary, it adds a load balancer fix to wp-config.php. If the WordPress
Is Really Simple Security suitable for my multisite installation?
Yes, you can use Really Simple Security (Free) on WordPress Multisite. However, it is important to note that Really Simple Security Pro on Multisite environments does require the dedicated Multisite Pro version of the plugin, which is included with all of our Agency plans (25 sites and upwards). Activating and managing Really Simple Security on WordPress Multisite is done within the Network Admin dashboard and the settings will apply to all (sub)sites on the network. Please note that on WordPress Multisite, enforcing
Parts of my site are not loading
Did you enforce SSL on your site with Really Simple Security, and now some images, stylesheets, or external services are no longer loading? When a site is requested over the SSL protocol (https), the browser will no longer load resources which are called with the (insecure) http protocol: this is called “mixed content” or “insecure content”. To fix this, Really Simple Security changes all URLs to https://. However, if you load resources from third-party domains that do not have a
Website not accessible with SSL
If you can not access your website, but do not have redirect loop errors, your current SSL certificate might be invalid. If you do see a redirect loop error message such as ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, please check the Knowledge Base category “redirect loops” instead. Really Simple Security checks if SSL is available, and will only proceed if the test is successful. However, if you force activated SSL anyway, you might accidentally have forced your site to work over SSL without a valid