I have an SSL certificate but my site is still showing up as unsecure, what can I do?

Your site is still showing up as unsecure even though you just purchased an SSL certificate. Sometimes you need to take an extra step to enforce encryption on requests to your site and you will want to following additional steps to ensure your sites certificate is being used to its full potential:

1. Ensure that all links in your code are relative (If you are using a content management system like Wordpress this should not be required).

2. Using Webby or your FTP program of choice, create or load the file 'htdocs/.htaccess' (the dot in front of the word .htaccess is important and necessary). Paste the following snippet of code towards the top of the file:

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

Note: If you installed your Wordpress site, the code should look something like this:

3. Save the file and load your site by typing it into a new browser window. The page should automatically redirect your request to HTTPS and the browser should indicate it is secure. Try navigating around your site and make sure everything is working.

4. If you notice any problems and need to undo the HTTPS enforcement simple load the .htaccess file and remove the three lines you added above. Save the file and the changes take place immediately. Loading the site should no longer redirect to HTTPS.