# How To Switch the Site Address to HTTPS With BetterShield?

Checks the certificate first. Goes back to http on its own unless you press Keep HTTPS within 5 minutes.

With **[BetterShield](/)**, checks the certificate first. Goes back to http on its own unless you press Keep HTTPS within 5 minutes.

## What it does

**HTTPS site address** is under **BetterShield › Protection › Hardening**. Checks the certificate first. Goes back to http on its own unless you press Keep HTTPS within 5 minutes. It is off by default.

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## Step 1: Open Protection › Hardening

Open **Protection › Hardening** and find **HTTPS site address**.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/switch-site-to-https.png" alt="Switch the site address to HTTPS: saved state and available controls in BetterShield." width="980" height="114" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>Review the state and choices shown on your own site before applying a change.</figcaption>
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## Step 2: Switch the site address to HTTPS

- Open its preview and read what will change. The preview changes nothing.
- The certificate is checked first. After the address changes, press **Keep HTTPS** within **5 minutes**. Without confirmation the address returns to HTTP.
- Turn on the fix. If the screen asks you to confirm recovery or your password, complete that before continuing.

## Recommended settings

Our advice is to test this on staging, then apply it when the behavior fits the site. Keep a working recovery method before changes affecting sign-in or the site address.

## What it can break and how to undo

A certificate or proxy problem can make the dashboard unreachable. Confirm that your recovery method works before applying it. Turn the fix off to use its undo, then check the original workflow. A change is recorded in the activity log; an undo does not erase that record.

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## Final Outcome

The row should show the fix is on. Test the affected operation with an appropriate account, then check the finding. The score and Findings update on their own after the change. If the finding stays open, press **Check Again** to see what the check still sees. A server or another plugin can enforce a setting independently, so switching BetterShield off does not necessarily remove that other protection.

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  <img src="/docs/screenshots/switch-site-to-https.png" alt="Switch the site address to HTTPS: saved state and available controls in BetterShield." width="980" height="114" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
  <figcaption>Example Switch to HTTPS view. Check the saved values and status on your own site.</figcaption>
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## Related

- [Hardening overview](/docs/hardening/)
- [Set up recovery](/docs/set-up-recovery/)
- [Activity log](/docs/activity-log/)

This is how you can switch the site address to HTTPS with BetterShield.

Getting Stuck? Feel free to contact our [Dedicated Support Team](/support/).