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Total downloads: 1,165,420

Active installs: 100,000

Total reviews: 51

Average rating: 4.8

Support threads opened: 0

Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)

Available in: 1 language(s)

Contributors: 2

Last updated: 6/4/2025 (209 days ago)

Added to WordPress: 10/7/2014 (11 years old)

Minimum WordPress version: 3.2.0

Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3

Minimum PHP version: 5.2

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 209 days ago • 51 reviews

44/100

Is Flexible SSL for CloudFlare abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 209 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.2.0

Tested up to: 6.8.3

Requires PHP: 5.2

Ratings

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Developers

Paul (Owner)9 One Dollar Plugin2

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Description

Click For Full Implementation Guide.

Using CloudFlare® Flexible SSL on WordPress isn’t as simple as just turning it on.

This plugin forms an integral part to enabling Flexible SSL on WordPress and prevents infinite redirect loops when loading WordPress sites under Cloudflare’s Flexible SSL system.

Cloudflare is a registered trademark of Cloudflare, Inc.

One Dollar Plugin is not affiliated in any way with Cloudflare, Inc. This plugin provided separately and completely independently.

Remember: This plugin is just part of the installation process for Flexible SSL. Please follow the full guide

Installation

For full installation instructions, please review the following article: Installation Instructions.

= 1.3.1

UPDATED: Adjusting plugin naming for Trademark woes.

1.3.0

UPDATED: Update supported WordPress version to 5.1.
CHANGED: Code adjustments to only process Flexible SSL in the case where it’s not already SSL.

1.2.2

UPDATED: Supported WordPress Version to v4.5

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this plugin affect non-SSL traffic?

No. It only comes into play when Cloudflare is serving HTTPS traffic from your site.

Should I change my WordPress Site URL to HTTPS?

No – there is no need. Use Cloudflare’s pages rules to redirect your visitors. You can then safely turn off SSL whenever you want from within Cloudflare and your WordPress site will still load on HTTP.

What happens if I disable this plugin AFTER enabling Flexible SSL on Cloudflare?

Your WordPress site will not load on HTTPS/SSL. You will create an infinite loop loading problem and the only way to solve this is to turn off SSL redirects within Cloudflare.

Does I need this plugin if I use Cloudflare FULL or Strict SSL?

No. It is designed only to assist with Flexible SSL.

Review feed

quadlayers

5/6/2020

great job!

this plugin does the job even better than the official thanks mate

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Changelog

1.2.1

FIXED: Checking to ensure certain data types

1.2.0

ADDED: The plugin will try to set itself to load first, before all other plugins.

1.1.0

UPDATED: Supported WordPress Version
UPDATED: Also works for any standard SSL Proxy scenario that uses HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO – it doesn’t have to Cloudflare

1.0.0

First Release

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