Author: Leon Wimmenhoeve
Join our Beta Program
Really Simple SSL 7.0 will include vulnerability scanning for WordPress core, plugins, and themes, and is now in Beta! With the below form, you will join our Beta Program, which includes Beta releases and information about Really Simple SSL’s roadmap. After joining our Beta program you will receive Really Simple SSL 7.0. immediately. We ask kindly to report any issues, we explain everything in the email that follows. If you’re already in the Beta Release Program, you will get an
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Email notifications are sent when triggered by certain features or possible updates from Really Simple SSL. This is what you need to know: The email is sent to your email, either defaulted to the admin email or, if entered, the email under General Settings. The email will trigger if needed, also if another administrator enables or disables a feature. Some emails are sent without previous action by an administrator. You can disable this feature under General Settings. If you are
About email notifications in Really Simple Security
Really Simple Security sends email notifications for important events, such as when features are enabled or when vulnerabilities are detected in installed plugins or themes on your WordPress site. To ensure that 2FA codes and security notifications are reliably delivered to your inbox, email address verification is required. You can verify your email address in the plugin by navigating to Settings -> Security -> General. This step is used to confirm that your server is properly configured to send email,
Steps to take after migrating to SSL
Step 1. Mixed Content Scan After installing Really Simple SSL and activating SSL, it is still possible that your site is flagged as not secure. The most common cause for this is ‘Mixed content’. If you do not see the secure lock in your browser address bar, you still have mixed content. It is very important that this is fixed because browsers will throw all sorts of warnings at users, who might get scared. Learn more about mixed content Step 2.
HTTP status codes (Server 500 or 404 errors)
Unfortunately, we all come across a 404 error from time to time. It is the most well-known HTTP Response code (or status code). The HTTP response code is a response from the server to the client, which usually is the site visitor’s browser. The response codes are categorised and can be recognised by the first digit. We’ll then list the most common and relevant response codes. 100 informational response It is not likely that you’ll ever see this as an