Why is my site suddenly HTTPS – ???

  • Resolved websta

    (@websta)


    7 years, 5 months ago

    Weird question: I have several websites on a new hosting account. I set them up normally, yet realized later they are autoforwarding from https://mysites.com to https://mysites.com.

    I didn’t do anything to set that up?

    Is that something new in WordPress? Hosting? Browsers? Something I missed?

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by websta.
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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    It’s something that a lot of hosting providers are starting to push, so the change was probably from them (WordPress itself doesn’t have the access to do that on its own).

    Don’t worry, you’re in good company. Over half of the known sites on the web are HTTPS now, it’s more secure, and WordPress will eventually require it for some features.

    Thread Starter websta

    (@websta)

    Are hosts switching accounts over to HTTPS on their own, without telling customers?

    I have seen Google will be increasingly warning Chrome users away if a site is not https, so that’s great, but I’ve asked my hosting company’s tech support about it repeatedly and their response may be characterized as, “Huh?”

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Are hosts switching accounts over to HTTPS on their own, without telling customers?

    Not the hosts I use, but there are thousands of hosts out there and I can’t keep track of all of them.

    All I can promise is that WordPress didn’t do it on its own, it simply can’t. Switching to HTTPS requires acquiring a valid SSL certificate (which your site has) either from your hosting provider or a certificate authority, none of which WordPress can do.

    The only possibility is that your hosting provider did it, someone with access to your hosting account did it, or you did it.

    Thread Starter websta

    (@websta)

    Thanks very much, James.

    I’m certain I didn’t set it up, but have wondered if hosts would just set that up (to please Google, impress customers) via letsencrypt.org or other free SSL certificate organizations.

    Thanks again!

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