Using Plug in with Shopp Component

If there is no actual page to secure, you can use URL Filters. If you add cart.php, checkout.php and confirm.php (one on each line) into URL Filters on the WordPress HTTPS settings page, that should do the trick.

Thank you. I am so new to this SSL stuff. I think I’ve goofed. While logged into my admin panel, I selected the force SSL on admin panel option and now I am locked out. Safari gives me a message that it cannot open https://mydomain.com/wp-admin because it cannot establish a secure connection to the server. I have purchased an SSL certificate for the site. Can you advise me? I am not clear exactly how HTTPS works and am not sure what I need to fix — I am reading something about editing the htaccess file… thank you!

FAQ – I can’t get into my admin panel. How do I fix it?

THANK YOU! Worked like a charm. Can you recommend a good online resource for understanding the basics of ssl and https — I would like to understand the process more. Thank you again.

I can not, but it’s not too terribly complicated. HTTPS stands for HTTP + SSL. It’s identical to HTTP; the only exception being that the data transferred between the server and the client is encrypted. With a standard HTTP connection, the packets could potentially be sniffed for sensitive information. HTTPS is a tiny bit slower than standard HTTP due to the encryption/decryption process that has to take place, but is more secure.

In order to use HTTPS, you have to buy an SSL certificate. SSL certificates have an encryption strength, such as 256-bit, which determines how strong the encryption is. The stronger the encryption, the more secure it is. An SSL certificate is issued by a Certificate Authority. The certificate contains information about the website and server the certificate is for. The primary purpose of the certificate is to verify that the domain specified in the browser’s address bar is securely connecting to the correct server. This prevents hackers from hijacking DNS records and directing the domain name to another server, among other things.

I may be able to answer your questions, but that’s a basic overview of what’s going on.