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Simple SSL Redirects

Lightweight plugin to ensure access via SSL/HTTPS. Uses 301 (permanent) redirects for SEO benefits. Optionally sets HSTS and forces canonical domain.

By Blucube·SEO·Free
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·200 active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Simple SSL Redirects is a WordPress seo plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time….

0/5Rating
200active installs
2.9K+total downloads
3 yearssince 2023

Overview

If your site has an SSL certificate you might find that you can access the site via both SSL (https) and non-SSL (http) URLs. This is a bad idea for security, and for SEO, as it can look like duplicate content on different URLs.

The answer to this is to redirect requests to non-SSL (http) URLs over to their SSL (https) equivalents using something called a 301 redirect. This tells the client (and search engines) that the resource they are looking for should always be accessed over SSL. This plugin offers two methods to achieve this:

  • By intercepting WordPress pages at header time, and if they are not already being requested over HTTPS sending a 301 redirect header, or
  • By adding mod_rewrite rules in the .htaccess file to redirect all requests to their HTTPS equivalents using 301 redirects.
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Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP5.3+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.4

  • Minor bug fixes.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

BlucubeBlucube
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.4
Last Updated
Dec 9, 2025
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
5.3+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
2.9K+
Added
Feb 2, 2023
Business
Free

Tags

seosslhttpssecurityredirection

Developer

B
Blucube
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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