What is a free SSL Certificate?
As members of the Wealthy Affiliate University, you have the opportunity to add an SSL Certificate to your domain name for FREE! This gives you a huge lead on the competitor.
What is a free SSL Certificate?
SSL = Secure Sockets Layer
TLS = Transport Layer Security
Both often referred to as SSL
The SSL protocol aims primarily to provide privacy and data integrity between two communicating computer applications.
Advantages of SSL
- You offer your visitors a secured private connection
- The connection ensures integrity
- Every message is transmitted using an authentication code to prevent data loss
- Google Starts Giving A Ranking Boost To Secure HTTPS/SSL Sites
Checklist for SSL
- Click the button on: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites
- Check your SSL here: https://www.whynopadlock.com/
- Change your Google Analytics settings
- Add property on Google webmaster tools
- Send in a new sitemap, also to Bing
- When you do this training, it will lead you through point 2-3-4: The Switch to SSL, Some Things to Remember
- There will be a redirect for your http to https, but it looks nicer when you change all Social Media advertising and email advertising links.
- Check your site again: https://www.whynopadlock.com/
- Still having issues? Add a plugin, you find on this training: SSL Activation - No Padlock - Mixed Content - Google Search Console
- Check all your posts and pages separately if they have the green padlock.
- Check all widgets
- Check all comments
- Check the Pretty link plugin
- Check your galleries and sliders
Go for it!
When you've done everything possible and you still do not get this green padlock, you can install this plugin: Really Simple SSL of Rogier Lankhorst, we do not want to many plugins, I know that, but we also want that green padlock. This might just help you to get it.
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Many joining here are from a non-technical background. I bet, it confused them when everybody was talking about SSL.
Great post, great timing.
Thank you, Loes.
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I love you dearly for helping me and increasing my knowledge on technology and social media. I am so honor to know you. Please continue to share with me. I really do appreciate it. Sincerely, Dr. Marilyn M. Carr
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Thank you Marilyn, I will keep sharing new gained knowledge:)