The .htaccess is the fastest redirect, so why not enable it by default? When you enable the setting “htaccess redirect” in settings/ssl/settings, Really Simple SSL detects the most suitable redirect, then opens a testpage to verify if this option won’t result in redirect loops. Even so, the detected redirect can cause a loop: there are …
If you are running multiple single site WordPress websites in one hosting account, where you redirect to the correct domain using htaccess code like the example this: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond $1 !domain/ RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain.com$ [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domain.com$ RewriteRule (.*) /domain/$1 [L] the default Really Simple SSL redirect in combination with this code might …
When you experience a redirect loop, this can be caused by several things, I’ve listed the most common causes below. Most checks can be done without access to the back-end. If these steps all fail, and you still have a redirect loop, you can try to activate Really Simple SSL in safe mode. This will …
If you have several subdomains, or add-on domains, but do not use WordPress Multisite, you’ll need a way to prevent Really Simple SSL from forwarding all subdomains to https. That is, if these subdomains do not have an SSL certificate of course. 1. In settings/ssl, disable the wp redirect, and enable the .htaccess 301 redirect. …
If you are experiencing problems which you don’t have when Really Simple SSL is deactivated, there are some steps you can do to track down the cause. Clear your browser history Most issues are caused by the cache in the browser. Try using a different browser, or on a different device to check if you …