Adding an SSL Certificate to WordPress - Revision history

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== Important Notes Before Starting ==

When requesting your SSL certificate there are a few things that you need to be aware of before even attempting to add it to WordPress.

*The domain needs to be correctly added for the website i.e. allnone.ie is not the same as www.allnone.ie
*When filling out the SSL details use the www. version as this will cover allnone.ie and www.allnone.ie
*A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.
*Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.

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	Click upload certificate and now the certificate will be live in your WordPress site.		Click upload certificate and now the certificate will be live in your WordPress site.
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		+	[[Category:Topic:General Knowledge]]

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	*Instructions on how to create the CSR can be found by clicking below.		*Instructions on how to create the CSR can be found by clicking below.

−	Generate a CSR[[http://www.~~allnone~~.ie/wixi/index.php?title=Generating_a_New_Cetificate_Signing_Request_~~%28CSR%29~~]]	+	Generate a CSR[[http://www.bxpsoftware.com/wixi/index.php?title=Generating_a_New_Cetificate_Signing_Request_(CSR)]]

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 *A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.
 *Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.
-*You will need to create or request a Certificate Signing Request for the certificate, this can be done from cPanel in your hosting or requested from your website administrator.
+*You will need to create or request a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the certificate, this can be done from cPanel in your hosting or requested from your website administrator.

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	[[File:CPanel_CRT_Option.png]]		[[File:CPanel_CRT_Option.png]]
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		+	'''Step 3'''
		+	Scroll down to Upload a New Certificate and fill in the details required.
		+	Either paste the certificate in or upload it.
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		+	[[File:Upload_Certificate.png]]
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		+	Click upload certificate and now the certificate will be live in your WordPress site.

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 *A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.
 *Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.
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 Login to cPanel on your website.
 On most websites it can be reached by using your domain home address followed by a colon and a port number.
-Examples of this: http://www.mydomain.com:2082 or http://www.mydomain.com:2083 were my domain is name of your web domain name i.e. http://www.allnone.ie:2082.
+Examples of this: http://www.mydomain.com:2082 or http://www.mydomain.com:2083 were my domain is name of your web domain name i.e. http://www.google.ie:2082.
 '''Step 2'''
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 [[File:cPanel_Security_Panel.png]]

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 When requesting your SSL certificate there are a few things that you need to be aware of before even attempting to add it to WordPress.
-*The domain needs to be correctly added for the website i.e. allnone.ie is not the same as www.allnone.ie
+*The domain needs to be correctly added for the website i.e. bxpsoftware.com is not the same as www.bxpsoftware.com
-*When filling out the SSL details use the www. version as this will cover allnone.ie and www.allnone.ie
+*When filling out the SSL details use the www. version as this will cover bxpsoftware.com and www.bxpsoftware.com
 *A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.
 *Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.

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	*A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.		*A technical contact email is required, only certain email boxes are allowed so you may need to create a new one.
	*Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.		*Your SSL provider will tell you which email addresses are allowed.
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		+	== How to Add an SSL Certificate to WordPress ==
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		+	You will need access to the back end of your website. If you do not have this then please contact your website administrator.
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		+	'''Step 1'''
		+	Login to cPanel on your website.
		+	On most websites it can be reached by using your domain home address followed by a colon and a port number.
		+	Examples of this: http://www.mydomain.com:2082 or http://www.mydomain.com:2083 were my domain is name of your web domain name i.e. http://www.allnone.ie:2082.
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		+	'''Step 2'''
		+	Once you are logged in scroll down to the security section.
		+	Select SSL/TLS Manager.
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		+	[[File:cPanel_Security_Panel.png]]