Best free SSL plugins for WordPress
The most popular free SSL plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Encryption leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of SSL Zen (9K+) and Auto-Install Free SSL (8K+). All 4 plugins tagged “free ssl” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 free SSL plugins
- 1.
WP EncryptionThe most installed free SSL plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,146 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
SSL Zen9K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 665 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Auto-Install Free SSL8K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 405 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
SSL Atlas10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
All 4 plugins tagged “free ssl”
WP Encryption
Up in the last 7 days:3#764by WP Encryption4 days ago
Lifetime SSL solution - Free SSL certificate & HTTPS redirect, force HTTPS, fix insecure site / SSL errors, security headers.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.1K)
- Downloads
- 528/day
SSL Zen
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,197by SSL Zen - Free SSL/HTTPS1 month ago
Free SSL certificate for WordPress — install a Let's Encrypt SSL, force HTTPS, fix mixed content and redirect HTTP to HTTPS. No coding needed.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.9(665)
- Downloads
- 80/day
Auto-Install Free SSL
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,375by Anindya Sundar Mandal21 days ago
Generate & install Free SSL Certificates for WordPress, HTTPS redirect, get PADLOCK in the browser, get automatic Renewal Reminders from plugin.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.9(405)
- Downloads
- 84/day
SSL Atlas
Down in the last 7 days:412#48,301by sslatlas4 years ago
Helps install a free SSL certificate, fixes mixed content, insecure content by redirecting to https, and forces SSL on all pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day