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## SSL-migration.md

      
        
          
            
              
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              April 12, 2018 16:12
            
              
                Full SSL migration guide can be found at https://fewerthanthree.com/tutorial/properly-migrate-wordpress-https/
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    
 [PRE] Take site speed test at https://tools.pingdom.com
 [PRE] Create WPENGINE install restore point
 [PRE] Acquire Let's Encrypt or RapidSSL certificate
 [LAUNCH] [WPENGINE] Change the SSL settings to https://fewerthanthree.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ssl-wpengine-settings-wordpress.jpg
 [LAUNCH] [SFTP] Change (hardcoded) site and home addresses in wp-config.php
 [LAUNCH] [SFTP] Find / replace any http references in .htaccess or redirect files
 [LAUNCH] [SFTP] Find / replace any http references in theme files, particularly style.css, functions.php - Change protocol agnostic to forced https
 [LAUNCH] [SFTP] Find / replace any http references in database (use Search Replace by Interconnect/IT)
 [SEARCH CONSOLE] Add new https property in Google Search Console
 [SEARCH CONSOLE] Resubmit the site's XML Sitemap