When the SSL certificate is active on your domain name, you need to update the WordPress Address and the Site Address to use https (secure) instead of http (insecure).
Once logged in to your WordPress admin, select Settings » General page from the left-hand menu. Then you need to update your WordPress and site URL address fields by replacing http with https.
Click on the ‘Save changes’ button to accept and save your settings.
Once the settings are saved, WordPress will log you out, and you will be required to re-login.
Finally, you need to set up WordPress redirects from HTTP to HTTPS by adding the following code to your .htaccess file.
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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTPS} offRewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]</IfModule> |
