• What is Free Let's Encrypt SSL option on EasyWP?
• How does it work?

So, what is this Free Let's Encrypt SSL option?

As SSL certificates are becoming more and more required and sometimes even obligatory (it is by now mandatory for any website to be approved by Google Chrome), we’ve started provisioning the Free Let's Encrypt SSL option to our customers with all EasyWP packages. Our free SSL certificate will give your site HTTPS URLs. HTTPS is the current version of HTTP, adding security to its capabilities. Domains with HTTPS offer users peace of mind because the transfer of data is protected. It is a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt CA assigned to your account.

Note: The Free Let's Encrypt SSL feature is available for Namecheap domains that use our DNS. However, the domains registered with another Registrar can use the Free Let's Encrypt SSL feature as well. It can be done only if the domain has our FreeDNS and it is added to the EasyWP dashboard using the Your Domain on Namecheap option.

Note: Find out more about the security options available with EasyWP websites in this article.

How does Free Let's Encrypt SSL work?

You'll need to make just a few clicks to enable your free certificate

• The Free Let's Encrypt SSL option can be found in the EasyWP Dashboard >> the Website panel.
• There, click Manage in the SSL Certificate tab:
  
  
  
  
• Click Add:
  
  
  
  
• You’ll see the following options in the SSL Certificate menu:
  
  
  
  
• Tick Free Let's Encrypt SSL, click Change and wait for a bit:
  
  
  
  NOTE: The process of free PositiveSSL activation can take several hours, even up to 24 hours in some cases, while CustomSSL is installed within a couple of minutes. As soon as the certificate is installed, the HTTPS redirect will be enabled automatically.
  
  
  
  

Well done, you’ll see Free Let's Encrypt SSL enabled in the Dashboard, and that’s basically it!

NOTE: If you use the Supersonic CDN service for this website (legacy option), the certificate should be installed in the CDN panel as well. For this, just click the Sync button on the certificate status page. It will appear right below the status toggle shortly after the certificate's been enabled.





Note: You can also switch Free PLet's Encrypt SSL Off or replace it with the custom one, please refer to this article for detailed guidelines.