Help me from changing from HTTP to HTTPS

by sisterval April 16th 2020, 7:56 pm

Please could someone advise me from changing from HTTP to HTTPS in my Admin panel. There is a message in the Admin panel and to click on the button to change it. Is it complicated to do? I am 75 years old and very reluctant to try pressing anything as I am not technically minded. Your help would be very much appreciated, thank you.

by **skouliki** April 16th 2020, 8:16 pm

hello

please read this https://help.forumotion.com/t150650-ssl-certificate-guide-for-a-success-forum-migration-to-https?highlight=certificate

by sisterval April 16th 2020, 8:45 pm

Sorry to say that is totally confusing for me...... I don't understand these things I am 75 years old.. Thank you for your reply though.

by **brandon_g** April 16th 2020, 9:13 pm

Hello,

If you press the button, it will do all the work for you. The most you will have to do is change any links or images that are not Forumotion or Servimg to https. That is all you will have to do, our system will take care of the rest Wink

.

-Brandon

by **skouliki** April 16th 2020, 9:52 pm

You need to look for those links in your css sheet, templates and javascript codes

by sisterval April 17th 2020, 9:24 am

Thank you Brandon and also skouliki, I very much appreciate your advice. What will happen if I don't remove those links please?

by **skouliki** April 17th 2020, 9:45 am

your forum will generate errors
the images that are upload with serving our hosting service will automatically change, you need to change manually links that are from other sources

by **SLGray** April 17th 2020, 7:16 pm

You will get an unsecure icon in your browsers. Everything on a page has to have secure (https) links.

by sisterval April 17th 2020, 9:18 pm

Thank you for your answers but I am more than confused now and really don't know what to do? I'm pathetic I know, sorry.

by tikky April 17th 2020, 10:00 pm

Hey @sisterval,

sisterval wrote:Thank you for your answers but I am more than confused now and really don't know what to do? I'm pathetic I know, sorry.

Welcome to Support Forumotion! After installation the SSL certificate your forum will only allow links from secure websites (

Code:: https://

) so you will have to use our platform Servimg, for example, to host images (or on a secure website) to ensure that the images is load!

Cordially,
pedxz.

by **The Godfather** April 20th 2020, 9:22 am

Hello @sisterval

I would browse your website in order to make quick checks. But I didn't see the URL of your forum. Can you share it please?

by sisterval April 21st 2020, 11:07 am

Thank you so much for helping me, I see that my forum is now updated to HTTPS, you have made an old lady very happy, thank you again, very much appreciated.