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WordPress

Posted by Holly Logan
Holly Logan
7,142 Points

Help configuring .htaccess file in Wordpress

Hi, I've managed to build a Wordpress site and it's live. Now I have an SSL certificate on it but have to redirect everything from http to https.

My GoDaddy hosting (https://www.godaddy.com/help/redirect-http-to-https-automatically-8828?v=1) has told me to paste this in the .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Here is what is in my .htaccess file:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Where do I paste it? I am a but confused here so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

5 Answers

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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I think it should look like below. It looks like you have some duplicate code above. Does this work?

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress
Holly Logan
Holly Logan
7,142 Points
Holly Logan
Holly Logan
7,142 Points

I can try this, there's no chance it will take the site down? It's a live site and I'm not sure what control this file has over the site so I am weary?

Dale Severude
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Dale Severude
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This file contains configuration information for your site, so it isn't usually changed. If it actually takes the site down or the site has any type of funky behavior, then you can always quickly revert back to your old settings to recover. If not you are not sure, then its best to get help from your host provider.

Holly Logan
Holly Logan
7,142 Points
Holly Logan
Holly Logan
7,142 Points

Thank you Dale, that worked!