{"id":4019,"date":"2018-04-10T08:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4019"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:06:58","slug":"changing-how-the-http-version-of-your-site-works","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/changing-how-the-http-version-of-your-site-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing How the HTTP Version of Your Site Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can choose how your site treats visitors who try to reach its HTTP version. You are given three options: block all traffic, reroute traffic to the secure version of the site, or allow visitors to access the non-secure version of the site.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Redirect to https:\/\/domain.com<\/td>\n<td>All traffic to the HTTP version of the site will be redirected to the http<b>s<\/b>\u00a0version of the site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Block access to the http:\/\/ site<\/td>\n<td>All traffic will be blocked from visiting the HTTP version of the site. They will receive an error if they try.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Display the site normally<\/td>\n<td>All traffic will be able to view the HTTP version of the site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>While this is a necessary step to complete when setting up an SSL certificate, we do not recommend limiting access to the HTTP version of your site if you do not have an SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<h3>Changing How the HTTP Version of Your Site Works for Non-WP Hosting Accounts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? 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You can come back and change this at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Changing How the HTTP Version of Your Site Works for WP Hosting Accounts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? 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You can come back and change this at any time.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my.pair.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>WordPress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the top navigation bar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find your site and click its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site Domain icon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the URL in the \u201cName\u201d column<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the \u201cNon-SSL Site Display Option\u201d section, click the field and select the display option you prefer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the <\/span><b>Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HTTP<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">version of your site will now treat visitors based on the option you chose. 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