Fix old http:// links after moving the site to HTTPS
Find links and images still pointing to http:// after a move to HTTPS, and replace them across the database in one change you approve and can undo.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time
- about 25 min
My site moved to HTTPS, but some pages still load images or links from http://[my domain]. Check that HTTPS is in place, look at the HTML of [pages, e.g. the home page and a product page] for http:// addresses on my own domain, then replace http://[my domain] with https://[my domain] across the database. Show me the counts and some samples before I approve. Follow the change to the end, clear the caches and check the same pages again.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Replace http://[domain] with https://[domain] across the site, with counts first, then check the pages.
What happens
- The AI app checks the site's health, including whether HTTPS is in place.
- It reads the HTML of the pages as a visitor's browser gets it and finds http:// addresses on your domain.
- The first search-and-replace call shows how many values would change and some samples; serialized and JSON data stay valid, and users, passwords and the site address are never touched.
- The change is approved in SAR with your password; every changed value is kept so it can be undone. The AI app follows its progress to the end.
- It clears the caches and reads the pages again to confirm the old addresses are gone.
Approvals involved
Worked out from the tools this recipe uses.
wordpress_site_healthSite healthNonesar_get_rendered_pageRead a page as visitors see itNonewordpress_search_replaceSearch and replaceApproval and passwordwordpress_search_replace_statusSearch and replace progressNonewordpress_clear_cacheClear cachesNone
What you get
Pages that load everything over HTTPS. If the site's own address in WordPress is still http://, that is a separate step, and the AI app tells you so.
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Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.