Using an SSL with Your WordPress Admin Control Panel
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August 21, 2017 1:40 PM
To enable WordPress and SSL, you need to edit your wp-config.php file. You can download this file from your account over FTP or use the FTP file manager in your account. For more information see Uploading Files to Your Website (FTP) and Editing Website Content Using the FTP File Manager.
To Use an SSL with Your WordPress Admin Control Panel
- Using your hosting account's editor, open your WordPress installation's
wp-config.phpfile. - Select your
wp-config.phpfile, and then click Edit. - Find the following line:
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
- Direct above it, type these two lines:
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
define('FORCE_SSL_LOGIN', true);
So, after you're done editing, your wp-config.php file should look like this:
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
define('FORCE_SSL_LOGIN', true);
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
define('FORCE_SSL_LOGIN', true);
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
Now when you log in to your admin page, you should see https in your browser's address bar.
