How-to use SSL on your WordPress Multisite

How can I convert my existing WordPress Multisite to use HTTPS?

Applies to: Cloud Servers, Reseller Hosting (Linux), Web Hosting

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Time needed: 20 minutes
  • Required: cPanel File Manager, phpMyAdmin, SSL, WordPress Multisite, Your Ecenica Web Hosting details, Your WordPress login details

How-to convert your WordPress Multisite to use SSL

  1. Take a backup of your WordPress database.
  2. Disable any caching plugins in your WordPress Dashboard.
  3. Edit your WordPress database and change all hardcoded URLs from http:// to https://. You can use tools such as Search and Replace to quickly bulk change the hardcoded URLs or use phpMyAdmin to manually edit records.
  4. Add the following code to the top of your /public_html/.htaccess file:
    # Redirect to HTTPS
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
  5. Fix any JavaScript, CSS or Image links which are using http:// and change them to use https:// to avoid mix-content errors.
  6. Re-enable your caching plugins.