Activate HTTPS in WordPress after SSL is live

Applies to: WordPress sites hosted on OneNet Servers, including Plesk and PanelAlpha environments.

A certificate alone is not always enough. WordPress also needs to load your site with the https version of the URL.

Before you start

• Confirm that the SSL certificate is already active in the browser.
• Back up the site before changing URLs if the site is already live.

Steps on OneNet Servers

1. Log in to WordPress and open Settings then General.
2. Update both the WordPress Address and Site Address to use https instead of http if they still show the older protocol.
3. Save the changes and log in again if WordPress signs you out.
4. Retest the public website and check that images, styles, and scripts are also loading over https.

What you should see next

• The WordPress dashboard and public site should both load over https.
• The browser should stop showing mixed http and https warnings once all assets use secure URLs.

Common issues

• A site can still show warnings after SSL is active if hard-coded http links remain inside content, theme settings, or plugins.
• Caching plugins and CDN layers may need to be purged after the change.

When to contact support: Contact support if the certificate itself is missing or invalid. For mixed content inside WordPress, the faster route is usually to work through the theme, plugin, or URL settings first.