Website Building » WooCommerce » How Do I Force SSL in WooCommerce?

How Do I Force SSL in WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 11:49 pm

WooCommerce is a powerful ecommerce plugin for WordPress. One of its most useful features is the ability to force SSL on specific pages. This can be useful for ensuring that sensitive data, such as customer credit card information, is always transmitted securely.

To force SSL on specific pages in WooCommerce, you will need to edit your site’s .htaccess file. This file is located in the root directory of your WordPress installation. To edit it, you will need to use a text editor such as Notepad++ or Sublime Text.

In your .htaccess file, look for the following line of code:

# BEGIN WordPress

If it exists, add the following code immediately after it:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.yourdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Be sure to replace “www.com” with your actual domain name.

Save and close the file. Now, when someone visits any page on your site that is not secured with SSL, they will be automatically redirected to the SSL version of that page.

PRO TIP: If you are not comfortable with coding, we recommend that you consult with a developer before making any changes to your site. Forcing SSL can break your site if not done correctly, and you could lose access to your site entirely.

Forcing SSL can help increase security on your WooCommerce site, and is particularly recommended if you are accepting payments via credit card. By adding a few lines of code to your .htaccess file, you can easily force SSL on specific pages.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.