# Really Simple SSL
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Really Simple SSL is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that automates the process of moving a website to HTTPS/SSL, handling mixed content issues, and maintaining proper security configurations.
## Key Features
1. SSL Configuration
- One-click SSL
- Mixed content fix
- HSTS support
- Force SSL
2. Security Options
- Security headers
- Certificate status
- Vulnerability detection
- Security scan
3. Advanced Features
- Mixed content fixer
- HTTP redirect
- HSTS preload
- Certificate management
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Must Use
- **Pricing**: Free (Basic), $29/year (Pro)
- **Installation Type**: Security Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. SSL Settings
- Enable SSL
- Force HTTPS
- Mixed content scan
- Header configuration
2. Security Options
- Security headers
- HSTS setup
- Redirect rules
- Certificate check
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. SSL Configuration
- Custom rules
- Content fixes
- Header options
- Preload settings
2. Performance Options
- Cache handling
- Redirect method
- Load balancing
- CDN support
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Verify certificate
- Enable SSL
- Test redirects
- Check content
2. Maintenance
- Monitor status
- Check headers
- Update settings
- Regular scans
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- All major hosts
- CDN services
- Cache plugins
- Security tools
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. SSL Problems
- Mixed content
- Redirect loops
- Certificate errors
- Cache issues
2. Configuration Issues
- Header conflicts
- Plugin conflicts
- CDN problems
- Load issues
## Personal Experience
Essential plugin for SSL management. Makes HTTPS migration simple and handles most common SSL issues automatically. Pro version adds valuable security features.
## Alternatives
1. SSL Insecure Content Fixer
2. WP Force SSL
3. SSL Zen
4. WP Encryption
## Best Use Cases
1. SSL Migration
- New sites
- HTTP to HTTPS
- Mixed content
- Security compliance
2. Security Management
- SSL monitoring
- Header security
- Certificate management
- Vulnerability scanning
## Performance Impact
1. SSL Processing
- Redirect handling
- Content scanning
- Header management
- Cache interaction
2. Site Impact
- Load time
- Server load
- Cache behavior
- Resource usage
## Pro Features
1. Advanced Tools
- Security headers
- Vulnerability scan
- Mixed content scan
- Premium support
2. Security Features
- HSTS preload
- Advanced headers
- Extended scanning
- Real-time monitoring
## Configuration Tips
1. SSL Setup
- Test thoroughly
- Monitor redirects
- Check content
- Verify headers
2. Performance Strategy
- Cache setup
- CDN configuration
- Load balancing
- Resource optimization
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://really-simple-ssl.com/)
- [Documentation](https://really-simple-ssl.com/knowledge-base/)
- [WordPress Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/)
- [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/really-simple-ssl/)