10 Best WP Force SSL Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Force SSL has 80,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WP Force SSL
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SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects
4.9 (664) 10,000+ active installsFree SSL certificate for WordPress — install a Let's Encrypt SSL, force HTTPS, fix mixed content and redirect HTTP to HTTPS. No coding needed.
Shares the force ssl, mixed content, ssl tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 80,000+, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated July 11, 2026.
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Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL)
4.2 (71) 100,000+ active installsThe plugin allows an automatic redirection to the "HTTPS" version/URL of the site. Make your site SSL compatible easily.
Shares the force ssl, https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.2 against 4.7, last updated 21 days ago.
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4.1 (34) 8,000+ active installsA fix for mixed content! This Plugin creates protocol relative urls by removing http + https from links. Works in Front- and Backend!
Shares the force ssl, https, mixed content tags on WordPress.org. 8,000+ installs against 80,000+, no update since July 17, 2024.
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WP Encryption – One Click SSL / HTTPS & Free SSL Certificate, HTTPS Redirect, Security
4.9 (1,143) 50,000+ active installsLifetime SSL solution - Free SSL certificate & HTTPS redirect, fix insecure site / SSL errors, Security headers, Login Security & Passkey.
Shares the https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.1 (116) 100,000+ active installsA powerful WordPress plugin for full URL control. Set custom permalinks, auto-redirects, and use dynamic tags for ideal site structure and SEO.
A similar number of installs, rated 4.1 against 4.7, last updated 18 days ago.
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Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications
4.7 (364) 100,000+ active installsDisable admin notices and hide dashboard notifications from plugins, themes and core. Hide all notices, selected ones, or show them in a single line.
A similar number of installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.8 (221) 100,000+ active installsClean up WordPress website HTTPS insecure content
Shares the https, mixed content, ssl tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated May 12, 2026.
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4.9 (139) 10,000+ active installsEnable SSL/TLS (https://) to redirect all pages to SSL/TLS and load all resources over SSL/TLS.
Shares the https, mixed content, ssl tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 80,000+, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated June 19, 2026.
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4.7 (23) 1,000+ active installsOne click free SSL certificate and Force HTTPS
Shares the https, ssl, ssl certificate tags on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 80,000+, no update since July 27, 2025.
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Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
4.9 (8,863) 3 million+ active installsEasily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate.
Shares the https tag on WordPress.org. About 38 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated 6 days ago.
Switching from WP Force SSL: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Force SSL?
SSL Zen is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Force SSL alternative has the most users?
Really Simple Security, with 3 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Force SSL alternative is rated highest?
Really Simple Security, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 8,863 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Force SSL alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP Force SSL score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP Force SSL on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
SSL Zen is the closest match to WP Force SSL by the data we track, and Really Simple Security has the widest reach with 3 million+ active installs. Really Simple Security shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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