SSL for the entire site?
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Hej,
I wonder if anyone can recommend to make the entire site using SSL? Are there any negative aspects to make a whole site SSL encrypted?
I'm using the Wordpress CMS and for the moment I've limited the SSL for the contact forms.Thanks in advance
Bastian -
You'll need to be running Apache with mod_ssl or Nginx with http_ssl_module enabled (And SPDY if you want), and you'll need to have 443 port enabled. Of course, you'll need to properly configure your VirtualHost(s) with a valid SSL certificate installed. Then you can simply change your "Wordpress Address" and "Site Address" in your Wordpress "Settings"-->"General" from http:// to https://.
http://make.wordpress.org/support/user-manual/web-publishing/https-for-wordpress/
Hope that helps!
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Hi Kevin and Jane,
thanks for your answers. Any tips from a Wordpress Guru how to solve that?
Best,
Bastian
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Hi Bastian,
Did the answer provided in the linked-to thread help here? Anything more you need help with?
Best,
Jane
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Check out my Moz comments here for this question: http://moz.com/community/q/http-vs-https-which-is-better-for-seo-usability
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