Comments on: Add Free SSL in WordPress with Let’s Encrypt in Bluehost & Other Web Hosts

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:56:43 +0000

You probably missed one of the best SSL plugin “WP Encryption”

By: Nikhil VJ

Nikhil VJ — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:10:57 +0000

Thanks! It worked fine on my GoDaddy hosting account. One detail : there was no need to follow the help section of the wp-encrypt plugin where they ask you to edit some apache config file. I was able to get my site encrypted without having to do that step. I’d also like to appreciate that you have given us steps that do not need any kind of terminal / SSH command line typing… it’s all point-click-copy-paste. That matters a lot.

By: Shiva

Shiva — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:09:36 +0000

Thank you for the information, my site is encrypted.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 06:48:27 +0000

In reply to Lynn.

This is correct, unfortunately.

I’ve just followed these steps for my own site – got to step 4 and the option isn’t there without a dedicated IP address. Bluehost’s help article states that it’s required at the top of the screen. https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/204

After doing some research, apparently it shouldn’t actually be required unless they’re using old technology and there’s a new thing called “SNI” (Server Name Identification) that allows the possibility of SSL certificates on shared IP addresses – I think they’ve put this restriction in place to make more on the dedicated IP addon.

Major browsers will soon warn users against visiting sites without SSL certificates. Might be time to look at other providers if Bluehost still have this requirement when this happens.

By: Sushil Kumar Thapa

Sushil Kumar Thapa — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:34:45 +0000

after doing all these site showing message http://www.myempathy.com redirected you too many times. any idea

By: Wasim

Wasim — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:21:25 +0000

In reply to Muthu krishnan.

Hi Muthu,
Just login to your wordpress admin and go to settings>>WP Encrypt then you can see where your cert.pem and private.pem files are located.
Then you can find these files via FTP or cPanel and follow the step 3,4 and 5.
Thank you!

By: Wasim

Wasim — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:15:00 +0000

In reply to Apostolos.

Hello Apostolos,

You can find these files via FTP or cPanel. also, go to your WordPress admin settings>>WP Encrypt then you can see file path under “Certificate & Key Locations”.

Thanks!

By: Muthu krishnan

Muthu krishnan — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:38:01 +0000

Hi How to do the step 3 instructions..How can i upload the crt file…where can i find it….

By: Apostolos

Apostolos — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:48:44 +0000

Hello,
How can I access private.pem and cert.pem?
You say they are stored in a subdirectory in /letsencrypt/live/your_domain_name/), but where can I find this?
Thanks!

By: Wasim

Wasim — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:35:15 +0000

In reply to salsabeal. You can use “SSL For Free” to Configure Your Let’s Encrypt Certificate. Or If your site hosted with SiteGround you don't need a plugin.