Category: SSL & HTTPS
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 install Really Simple SSL on your site, and now some images, stylesheets, or external services are not loading? When a site is requested over the SSL protocol (https), the browser will block all resources that are called with the (insecure) http protocol. This is called “mixed content” or “insecure content”. To fix this, the Really Simple SSL plugin changes all URLs to https://. If you have resources on other domains, that do not have a valid SSL certificate,
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 SSL checks if SSL is available, and will only proceed if the test is successful. However, if you force activated SSL anyway or blocked access to the plugin folder in an unexpected way, you might accidentally
How to track down mixed content or insecure content
What is mixed content and how to fix it.
Website loads well in Chrome, but gives redirect loop in Safari
This can be caused by your server configuration, or by the SSL certificate. Read this article on how to check if this is caused by your certificate. For possible causes related to server configuration, you can try the steps below. On some servers, Safari may have issues with certain .htaccess redirects. To solve this, you can either remove the .htaccess redirect by: Activating “stop editing the .htaccess” in the Really Simple SSL settings Deleting the Really Simple SSL comments from