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Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)
A quick fix that might accidentally lock your front door.
HealthyDeclining
61/100
It works well for simple sites. It can break multisite setups or cause redirect loops. Use it with caution.
Active installs
~150,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.2★
71 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-65%
Declining fast
359 → 126 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 65% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -65% in the last year
359/day a year ago→126/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayEasy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) is generally well-regarded as a simple, no-configuration tool for enforcing HTTPS, though it can cause redirect loops on some setups and has limitations in complex multisite/multinetwork environments.
What people like
- +Quick and easy setup with no manual file editing required×5
- +Works reliably on standard single-site WordPress installations×6
- +Handles multisite installations when network-enabled and static content setting is used
- +Responsive and helpful plugin support
Common complaints
- −Can cause an ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS (infinite redirect loop) on some server configurations
- −Does not work on certain hosting environments (e.g., NearlyFreeSpeech), and misconfiguration can require FTP access to recover×2
- −Writes a general, non-domain-specific redirect rule to .htaccess, which breaks multisite/multinetwork setups where only some domains should use HTTPS — a workaround requires expert-level .htaccess editing
- −Not suitable for non-technical users who are unfamiliar with FTP or server configuration
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.26★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.20★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 71 total
Latest reviews · 71 analyzed
- 2025-02-24★★★★★Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) is an amazing plugin!dsl504t
- 2023-07-30★★★★★It is requiring you to put your credit card info to activate.uckunb
- 2023-07-07★★★★★simplezamaan
- 2023-02-10★★★★★Simple et efficace. Mercizeubest
- 2022-01-07★★★★★Excellent, greatallangermano
- 2021-07-16★★★★★Exellent !lookerdz
- 2021-05-01★★★★★Works perfectly right after installing!David Bushell
- 2020-07-05★★★★★Great Plugin!js1111
- 2020-06-04★★★★★Максимальное говноkrasafcheg
- 2020-03-14★★★★★Doesn't work with NearlyFreeSpeechadvantagen
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)
Top Security plugins, ranked by score.For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
131
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
129
Prior 7-day baseline
97
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
131
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+1.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.32
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
76%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.24 → 4.26★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered