What are some free options instead of Really Simple SSL?

I’ve been using the free version of Really Simple SSL for a while now to make sure traffic uses HTTPS and to find mixed content. The latest update created three “Critical Issues” warnings on the site health page… the only way to remove them is to upgrade to the Pro version, which costs $49 a year. I get that’s not a huge amount, but I find it quite unpleasant how they went about it. I know there are alternatives, like WP Force SSL, but I’m hesitant to install anything that works similarly. Has anyone used a different plugin they would suggest? Or should I just remove it completely? I didn’t use the plugin to install Let’s Encrypt, if that changes anything.

Why not just use CloudFlare? They offer force SSL and free SSL certificates.

Have you considered forcing it over htaccess? It only takes about 3 minutes. If you’re not sure how, you can ask for help. If you don’t have access to htaccess, you can do it through function.php. You can also ask for help with that. Both methods are simple and free.

Who is your host? You might not even need an SSL plugin. Let’s Encrypt is free. Is your site using Apache or Nginx? There are easy rewrites to make sure it goes to HTTPS, or on Cloudflare, you can just toggle a setting.

SSL plugins are a huge waste of time. Certificates are almost always a one-click setup on any platform these days. You can fix mixed content with just a single find and replace.

Fynn said:
SSL plugins are a huge waste of time. Certificates are almost always a one-click setup on any platform these days. You can fix mixed content with just a single find and replace.

Seems like I can just get rid of it, which is what I will do.