How to Install an SSL Certificate and Force HTTPS on WordPress

June 07, 2026 WordPress and One-Click Installs

An SSL Certificate encrypts the data transmitted between your website and your visitors, protecting sensitive user data and improving your Google SEO rankings. When active, it displays a secure padlock icon in the browser address bar.

At CeylonServers, a Free SSL certificate is generated automatically for your domain within minutes of activation. Follow this two-part guide to ensure your SSL is active and to force your WordPress site to use it exclusively.

Part 1: Verify and Run AutoSSL in cPanel

Before configuring WordPress, you must ensure that the SSL certificate is fully installed on our server.

Log in to your cPanel dashboard directly.
Under the Security section, click on the "SSL/TLS Status" icon.

Look at your domain name in the list.
If you see a Green Lock icon next to it, your Free SSL is already installed and working perfectly.
If you see a Red Lock icon, simply check the box next to your domain and click the blue "Run AutoSSL" button at the top. The server will secure your site within a few minutes.

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Part 2: Force HTTPS Globally via cPanel (Recommended)

To ensure that even if someone types your old website link without https, they are automatically redirected to the secure version:
Go back to your cPanel dashboard screen.
In the left navigation sidebar menu, click on WordPress Manager by Softaculous
Click the downward arrow icon next to your domain name to expand your website details panel.
Locate the "Sign In / Login" configurations and ensure your primary administrative URL path is updated to use the secure prefix.
Alternatively, you can go to the cPanel home screen, click the "Domains" icon, and turn the "Force HTTPS Redirect" toggle switch to ON next to your domain name.

Need Help Securing Your Site? If your SSL status keeps failing or throws an "Expired/Self-Signed" browser blocker block, your domain nameservers might still be propagating. Please Open a Technical Support Ticket, and our server administrators will force-deploy a secure certificate partition manually for you!