Best SSL certificate plugins for WordPress
The most popular SSL certificate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect leads with 80K+ active installs, ahead of WP Encryption (50K+) and SSL Zen (9K+). All 8 plugins tagged “ssl certificate” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 SSL certificate plugins
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WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL RedirectThe most installed SSL certificate plugin, with 80K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 179 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
WP Encryption50K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,146 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
SSL Zen9K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 665 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Auto-Install Free SSL8K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 405 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
WP Free SSL1K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 23 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
SSL Atlas10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 7.
Vigilo MonitorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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WP HTTPS RedirectFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 8 plugins tagged “ssl certificate”
WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
#512by WebFactory2 months ago
Enable SSL & HTTPS redirect with 1 click! Add SSL certificate & WP Force SSL to redirect site from HTTP to HTTPS & fix SSL errors.
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.7(179)
- Downloads
- 265/day
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
WP Free SSL
Up in the last 7 days:23#6,427by prasadkirpekar1 year ago
One click free SSL certificate and Force HTTPS
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(23)
- Downloads
- 22/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
Vigilo Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:12,543#55,319by hatimm2 months ago
Lightweight site-health monitoring for freelancers and agencies: disk usage, PHP fatal errors, and SSL expiry, with email alerts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP HTTPS Redirect
#72,620by ozvacate9 years ago
This plugin helps you redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS without the need of touching any code.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day