Looking for a way to protect user data on your site? Switch your WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS.
While you may be familiar with HTTP and how it’s used to protect site data from being accessible, it’s not the most secure way to protect your site’s data. This is because HTTP uses plain text to send data over the internet. This means anyone can read important data such as credit card information, passwords, or sensitive account information.
To prevent this, you can use HTTPS or switch your existing HTTP site to HTTPS which is fully encrypted and much more secure. On top of this, Google gives websites that have encrypted connections a sizable boost in SEO ranking. This way, you not only make your site more secure but also enhance visibility in search engine results.
In this post, we’ll dive deeper into the usefulness of HTTPS and see how you can enable a free SSL certificate on your WordPress site.
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