Site redirect and SSL
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I want to redirect from my WordPress.com site to a self hosted site using the “Site redirect” upgrade. Both sites have a https address, but with different URLs.
The site redirect page says: “Site redirects will only point to a non-ssl ( http:// ) url.” So I have these questions please:
1. Is this inability to redirect to a https domain still current? (I’m curious to know why.)
2. What is the recommended workaround? (It looks to me that I can use the same domain with a http prefix and it still works, is this correct?)
Thanks.
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Hi there,
1. Is this inability to redirect to a https domain still current? (I’m curious to know why.)
Site redirects always use http. This is not specific to WordPress.com, but how you’d do it anywhere if you follow best practice. You use http for a site redirect becaus there’s no way to determine in advance if the site you’re redirecting to has https enabled, and redirecting to https if the site is only on http leads to a browser error.
2. What is the recommended workaround? (It looks to me that I can use the same domain with a http prefix and it still works, is this correct?)
No workaround is necessary here. If SSL is correctly enabled on the site you’re redirecting to, the http to https redirect will be handled on that side. Type your domain into a browser using “http://”. If it loads in your browser showing “https://” instead, it means you have things set up correctly over there.
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It would probably help if the “Site Redirect” support page had a sentence to explain this.
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