XF 1.5 XenForo on HTTPs - How to?

[vFranky]

Hello,

I like to activate SSL (https) for XenForo in the near future, because of Googles strategy. I would be perfect only to secure the XenForo login pages, but that seems not possible.

Therefore I have already server certificates installed. What do I have to do in detail to get XenForo to https? Where can I perhaps find a "how to" guide? Perhaps in combination with some hints in the aspect of SEO, like page forwarding in the htaccess.

Any information welcome! Thank you in advance!

Kind regards,
Frank

 

[Mr Lucky]

It's actually much easier than you think.

This thread tells you:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/move-forum-from-http-to-https.120846/

EDIT: just checked, that thread is abit all over the place and some info is out of date, so basically this is it:

• Change the board URL in Options > Basic Board Information (two instances)
• Tick both Image and link proxy in Options > messages
• htaccess redirect:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

 

[Mr Lucky]

Oh yes if you have Google Analytics, change the URL there (in Admin section)

Create a new site in Google Search Console. Won't do any harm to resubmit sitemap.

Won't do any harm to get any inbound links changed also, though I think for SEO your htaccess redirect effect is going to be miniscule, if any.

 

[vFranky]

Thank you very much!

Be prepared to lose some revenue if you have Adsense.

Why? Is it temporary?

 

[Mr Lucky]

Thank you very much!



Why? Is it temporary?

I lost revenue, I think some people do some don't depending on who is advertising.

 

[vFranky]

Should be irrelevant for advertising if a forum is using SSL or not.
But I can imagine temporary effects after switching to https.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Should be irrelevant for advertising if a forum is using SSL or not.

It should be but it isn't

 

[Chris Radford]

What kind of SSL addon do I need to purchase from our host, to go about implementing this?
I also need to act based on the implementation of warnings that Google is undertaking.

Thank you.

 

[Paul B]

This guide explains the steps: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/how-to-implement-ssl-to-secure-http-traffic-https.5425/

 

[badstraw360]

make sure that every single page gets redirected to your preferred domain:

https://site.com
http://site.com
http://www.site.com
>
https://www.site.com