CSS issues after SSL

  • Resolved wpexpertla

    (@wpexpertla)


    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all. I know WP pretty well but still learning SSL.

    To cut it short, I have 2 sites I did the same thing to:

    Changed over to SSL
    Updated Settings/General/site URL to https
    Search and replaced https:// to https:// in database
    Updated to WP 4.9.4
    Used MiniGo as a landing page

    Site 1: Everything works fine b/c I added forced redirects in wp-config.php file.

    Site 2: Got lazy and added a plugin to simplify SSL instead of updating the config file. That’s where things got messed up. The CSS in my plugins isn’t showing. Tried 2 computer and 4 browsers so don’t think it’s a caching issue. Deactivated all SSL-related plugins and added the forced redirects in the wp-config.php.

    Good news is sites are locked tight with green locks on frontend and backend and no error messages. Bad news is I can’t get the plugins CSS to work now on Wordfence or MiniGo.

    Anyone have a suggestion? Have tried every SSL plugin recommended and all cause more problems and fix none of the existing.

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Absolutely no plugins are needed for SSL once you make all the database changes from http to https. If you have any caching enabled, either within WP or through your hosting, be sure to clear your caches. (It’s a good idea to clear and disable caching before doing the switch, the re-enable it aftwards.)

    Thread Starter wpexpertla

    (@wpexpertla)

    Well, guys, I wish I had an answer for this but all of a sudden, everything just started working again. Now this is that kind of magic wand you want to wave and Poof! your site is fixed but this is a first for me and I’ve been working on WP for years. I haven’t a clue what did it. Only thing I did was deactivate and uninstall Wordfence and the icons came back and the CSS but I did that 3x earlier to no avail. Anyway, I’m fully SSL secured and nothing is broken, so all’s well that ends well.

    Thread Starter wpexpertla

    (@wpexpertla)

    Forgot to mark as Resolved.

    Thread Starter wpexpertla

    (@wpexpertla)

    Thanks Steve. I was trying to avoid FTP’ing and modifying the wp-config.php file and tried to use a plugin for the redirects and that 2 mins. of effort I tried to save cost me a lot of headaches. I didn’t have caching enabled so didn’t think that was the problem. I’m a little disappointed I don’t have an answer for how it resolved itself in case anyone else runs into the same.

    But I don’t recommend the plugins if anyone’s wondering. Tried like 4 and they created such a mess in admin with sending me in loops on logins, etc.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Probably your cache got cleared while you were doing other stuff. ??

    Thread Starter wpexpertla

    (@wpexpertla)

    Yes, that’s probably it. Thanks ??

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