Force https on my entire site

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  leopoldwilson · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 3:03 pm

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  Is there a way to force https to my entire site? The reason why I need this is many of my site’s visitors reside in China, where WordPress.com is blocked. I was able to circumvent that problem by using a custom domain. However, images uploaded to my site are still not visible to Chinese visitors since all images are still hosted under the wordpress.com domain (http://mitsqdotcom.files.wordpress.com/). Can I force https on my entire site? Since images under https://mitsqdotcom.files.wordpress.com/ are visible in China.

  Or is there a way to make all the files to be under my own domain? I see TechCrunch China (techcrunch.cn) does this. Images on TechCrunch China are hosted under its own domain name (e.g. http://files.techcrunch.cn/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-09-at-09-47-01.png),

  Any ideas will help. Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 9:44 pm

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  Can I force https on my entire site?

  No all you can do is what’s here for Admin pages http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#enabling-https

  “The latest trick, carried out by activists at Great Firewall monitoring site Greatfire.org, is to upload mirrored copies of blocked sites to cloud hosting services, challenging the Great Firewall operators to block major brands like Amazon and Google cloud hosting, or allow freer access to banned material. “ http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/11/25/great-firewall-of-china-bypassed-by-cloud-mirrors/

  As a workaround some have been using a VPN or proxy to access WordPress.com blogs. The following links provide some options:
  https://www.intl-alliance.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_119
  https://www.torproject.org/
  Some users have had luck simply by using Opera Turbo. http://www.opera.com/browser/turbo/

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  kraftbj · Staff · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:02 pm

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  Hi Leopold,

  There isn’t a way to make all pages/images use HTTPS by default and we don’t offer hosting images under your own domain name (except for VIP customers, like TechCrunch).

  On your posts, you can use the Text Editor to change the img src tags used to place images on your site. For example, it would have <img src="http://example.files.wordpress.com...." and you can change it to <img src="https://example.files.wordpress.com...>

  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:04 pm

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  @kraftbj
  Thanks for the response.
  DUH and why didn’t I think of that image URL fix?

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  leopoldwilson · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:11 pm

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  Hi,

  Thank you for the responses.

  Actually, I have been using using kraftbj’s method for a while. But the problem is I still can’t use the Gallery and Feature Image features. There is no way to change the HTML codes there and they are http by default.

  If I purchase WordPress Enterprise, can I use my own domain for the images? VIP service is a bit too expensive for me.

  Please let me know. Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:24 pm

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  If I purchase WordPress Enterprise, can I use my own domain for the images? VIP service is a bit too expensive for me.

  Enterprise is $500.00/month
  http://wordpress.com/enterprise/

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  kraftbj · Staff · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:29 pm

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  Hi Leopold,

  I’m checking with the Enterprise folks about the custom files domain. Either a member of their team or I will get back with you shortly.

  Thanks!

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  leopoldwilson · Member · Dec 10, 2013 at 11:31 pm

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  @timechief Thanks for the information.

  @kraftbj Great. Thank you very much for the help.

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  kraftbj · Staff · Dec 11, 2013 at 3:48 pm

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  Hi Leopold,

  At this time, that isn’t something we’re offering for Enterprise customers. Thanks!

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  leopoldwilson · Member · Dec 11, 2013 at 4:49 pm

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  Sorry to hear that. But thank you very much for the help.