{"id":18918,"date":"2018-05-18T11:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=18918"},"modified":"2019-07-02T10:18:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:18:50","slug":"https-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/https-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add HTTPs to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HTTPS for Your WordPress Site<\/h2>\n

Switching your site over to HTTPS is important in a lot of ways. It\u2019ll not only improve your search engine rankings, but it\u2019ll encrypt any data that\u2019s being transferred from your user\u2019s browser to your server.<\/p>\n

Overall, you\u2019ll improve your site\u2019s security, trustworthiness, and make your website look good in the eyes of Google.<\/p>\n

Below we\u2019ll look at why you\u2019ll want to add an SSL certificate to your WordPress site and offer a series of steps to help simplify the process.<\/p>\n

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What is HTTPS?<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve probably heard of HTTPS, but you\u2019re still not quite sure what it is. For starters, it\u2019s readily visible on most larger websites. You\u2019ll see that their URLs in the address bar start with 'https:\/\/' instead of the standard 'http:\/\/'. It also includes a small green lock icon next to the URL as well, which means the site is secure.<\/p>\n

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HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure and utilizes an SSL certification to establish a secure connection between a user\u2019s web browser and your server. Any data that gets exchanged over this connection is encrypted.<\/p>\n

This data encryption makes it much more difficult for people to read, or translate any of the information that might get intercepted over the web browser connection.<\/p>\n

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How HTTPS Can Benefit Your WordPress Site<\/h2>\n

You aren\u2019t required to move your site to HTTPS, but it does come with some benefits that might make switching a good idea.<\/p>\n