Really Simple SSL is built to be very lightweight: the majority of the files is not even loaded when a visitor requests the frontpage. But if you want to remove the plugin after enabling SSL, do NOT use the WordPress deactivation in the plugins overview. Important! Deactivating the plugin in WordPress reverts your site to …
Migrating to SSL can cause unexpected side effects. When caching is causing redirects, or a plugin redirects back to http, or other such issues, it can be helpfull to activate Really Simple SSL in a minimized way (as of 2.5.9). First, deactivate Really Simple SSL (use the remote script if you don’t have access to …
There are situations where you can get locked out of the backend of WordPress. For example, if you do not have a valid SSL certificate, and you forced it anyway, or if you have a redirect to http:// enabled on your site, then activate Really Simple SSL, which adds a redirect to https. In this …
Installing SSL can be tricky. If another plugin redirects to http, or your certificate is not valid, a redirect loop could occur, resulting in a not accessible back-end. This plugin is shipped with a simple way to deactivate remotely, without access to the back-end. Though this should always work, as a fall-back I’ll describe here how …
You can always download previous versions of the Really Simple SSL plugin. Go to the development page of the wordpress plugin site, look for the version you need, and click on the version number. The download will start immediately.