10 Best WP Free SSL Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Free SSL has 1,000+ 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 Free SSL
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WP Force SSL
Closest matchWP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect
4.7 (179) 80,000+ active installsEnable SSL & HTTPS redirect with 1 click! Add SSL certificate & WP Force SSL to redirect site from HTTP to HTTPS & fix SSL errors.
Shares the https, ssl, ssl certificate tags on WordPress.org. About 80 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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SSL Zen
Paid version availableSSL 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 ssl, ssl certificate tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 11, 2026.
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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 https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since July 17, 2024.
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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, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated June 19, 2026.
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Auto-Install Free SSL – Generate & Install Free SSL Certificates
4.9 (405) 8,000+ active installsGenerate & install Free SSL Certificates for WordPress, HTTPS redirect, get PADLOCK in the browser, get automatic Renewal Reminders from plugin.
Shares the ssl certificate tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated July 19, 2026.
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4.8 (221) 100,000+ active installsClean up WordPress website HTTPS insecure content
Shares the https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated May 12, 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 https, ssl tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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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 50 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.7 (53) 400+ active installsSetup Amazon Cloudfront CDN for your website. Now with intuitive layout and more flexibility.
Shares the Free tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated February 12, 2026.
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Events Manager – OpenStreetMaps
4.8 (25) 600+ active installsOpenStreetMaps for Events Manager. An add-on to replace Google Maps with OpenStreetMap. 0% Google, 100% open source.
Shares the Free tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since March 16, 2022.
Switching from WP Free SSL: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Free SSL?
WP Force SSL is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 80,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Free SSL alternative has the most users?
SSL Insecure Content Fixer, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Free SSL alternative is rated highest?
WP Encryption, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 1,143 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Free 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 Free 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 Free 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
WP Force SSL is the closest match to WP Free SSL by the data we track, and SSL Insecure Content Fixer has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. WP Encryption shipped the most recent release, on August 28, 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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