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WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
It secures your connection but bombards you with Pro upgrade prompts.
Declining
59/100
The plugin handles basic redirects reliably but relies on aggressive upselling and locks core features behind a paywall.
Active installs
~95,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 90k+
Rating
4.7★
179 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-47%
Declining fast
328 → 174 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
- MINORdownloads down 47% 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 · -47% in the last year
328/day a year ago→174/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Force SSL is a narrowly functional free plugin that reliably handles basic HTTP-to-HTTPS redirection, but it is widely criticized for aggressive upselling, a severely limited free tier, and poor support on the paid version.
What people like
- +Basic HTTP-to-HTTPS redirection works reliably out of the box with no complex setup×5
- +Works in non-standard environments such as localhost and WP Multisite on AWS×2
Common complaints
- −Free version is extremely limited — nearly all configuration options beyond the basic redirect are locked behind the Pro tier×4
- −UI is dominated by aggressive and deliberately confusing Pro upsell prompts, making it hard to distinguish free from paid features×2
- −Mixed content fixing is a paid-only feature, which users consider a core necessity rather than a premium add-on×2
- −Pro version's SSL certificate feature requires manual renewal every 3 months, making it impractical×2
- −Support is slow, dismissive, and often irrelevant to the actual problem reported×2
- −Plugin reported to cause site-wide damage or breakage in at least one case
- −Status tab displays misleading or incorrect site information
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.49★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 23%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 179 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-12-30★★★★★Simple but effective for maintenancew7ef2r6qjym5t968qxjp83drnpd68zfb28okr4azpv63p
- 2025-09-01★★★★★Free version is uselessAidatün
- 2025-05-12★★★★★they are not given sl install on my websiteakteotia
- 2024-10-30★★★★★Free version won't do mixed content fixes.rogueeasyweb
- 2024-09-17★★★★★Robotsartjoms1-shot
- 2024-08-09★★★★★Work great with localhost using laragon3xploiton3
- 2024-07-23★★★★★Works extremely wellandrebell82
- 2023-10-07★★★★★VERY BADGIORGOS DIMOPOULOS
- 2023-10-06★★★★★Ridiculously intrusive BUY PRO BUY PRO all over the placeRulatir
- 2023-08-24★★★★★Careless supportsystemsupport
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
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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.
171
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
169
Prior 7-day baseline
542
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
7,339
Mean release-day peak (30d)
558
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+1.2%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.94
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
88%
5★ share in analyzed sample
23%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.58 → 4.49★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered