free wildcard SSL certificate

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This is an EASY,  NO HASSLE, FREE way to get your site SSL protected and working through HTTPS. It is accomplished by using a free wildcard SSL certificate

  • Enable Flexible SSL for the domain in CloudFlare
  • Disable Lockdown plugin
  • Install CloudFlare Flexible SSL plugin on the site (it has to be this exact plugin)
  • Install WP Force SSL plugin on the site
  • Change the URLs in the Settings -> General area of the site

Making free wildcard SSL certificate work with a WordPress site

Make sure these are followed exactly as they are described above and the correct plugins are installed. If not followed properly your site might get into a redirect loop and some database tweaking will be needed.