Changed HTTPS Settings, Now Cannot Change Back

  • Resolved alexcrf

    (@alexcrf)


    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    I was editing the settings under the “HTTPS” tab via my WordPress Dashboard and selected each of the following options:

    –Always use HTTPS while in the admin panel. This setting is identical to FORCE_SSL_ADMIN.

    –Any page that is not secured via Force SSL or URL Filters will be redirected to HTTP.

    –Remove elements inaccessible over HTTPS. May break other plugins’ functionality.

    This resulted in my dashboard and website homepage being displayed in HTML. And now, I cannot make any changes to that HTTPS tab. I can still access the tab, but none of the changes I make (such as deselecting the three above options) are sticking when I select “Save Changes”.

    Is there any way to change these settings so that my dashboard and website are displayed normally again? I’m running WordPress 4.8.2 with the Divi theme, everything is up-to-date as far as I can tell.

    Many thanks,

    Alex

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    There is no “https” tab on the dashboard in WP core — are you using some plugin for this? No plugins are necessary to run a WP site under SSL.

    Thread Starter alexcrf

    (@alexcrf)

    Steve,

    Yes, the plugin is apparently “WordPress HTTPS”. I recently took over from a previous site admin so I wasn’t aware of it. Will simply deactivating this plugin solve the issues?

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    I don’t know if that will do it, but it’s a good place to start.

    Here’s the right way to do SSL

    1. Install a certificate by whatever mechanisms are provided by your host.
    2. Use this script and change https://example.com to https://example.com
    3. Delete the script.
    4. Delete cookies related to your site.
    5. Stand back and admire your green padlock

    Thread Starter alexcrf

    (@alexcrf)

    Great, thanks very much.

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