JSM Force HTTP to HTTPS / SSL – No Setup, Fast and Reliable

A simple, safe, and reliable way to force HTTP URLs to HTTPS dynamically:

No setup required – simply activate the plugin to force HTTP URLs to HTTPS.

There are no plugin settings to adjust, and no changes are made to your WordPress configuration.

SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER than other popular plugins of this type:

Other well known plugins use PHP’s output buffer to search & replace URLs in the rendered HTML, which is a technique that is error prone and negatively affects caching performance (as changes are not cached).

This plugin uses standard WordPress filters instead of PHP’s output buffer for maximum reliability, performance, caching compatibility, and uses 301 permanent redirects for best SEO results (301 redirects are considered best for SEO when moving from HTTP to HTTPS).

Supports advanced proxy / load-balancing HTTP headers:

• X-Forwarded-Proto (aka HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO server value)
• X-Forwarded-Ssl (aka HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SSL server value)

See Web technology for developers > HTTP > HTTP headers > X-Forwarded-Proto for more details.

Plugin Requirements

Your web server must already be configured with an SSL certificate and able to handle HTTPS connections. 😉

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

• {major} = Major structural code changes and/or incompatible API changes (ie. breaking changes).
• {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
• {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
• {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).

Repositories

• GitHub
• WordPress.org

Changelog / Release Notes

Version 3.5.0 (2024/09/28)

• New Features
  • None.
• Improvements
  • Improved PHP ‘HTTP_HOST’ and ‘REQUEST_URI’ server variable checks for command line execution.
• Bugfixes
  • None.
• Developer Notes
  • Updated JsmForceSsl::force_ssl_redirect() to use not empty() instead of isset().
• Requires At Least
  • PHP v7.4.33.
  • WordPress v5.9.