{"id":4771,"date":"2025-02-19T23:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/ssl-certificate-free-ssl-https-by-ssl-zen\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T23:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:52:03","slug":"ssl-certificate-free-ssl-https-by-ssl-zen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/s-o-s.net\/en_gb\/ssl-certificate-free-ssl-https-by-ssl-zen\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL Certificate \u2013 Free SSL, HTTPS by SSL Zen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-98293\" class=\"alignwide post-98293 plugin type-plugin status-publish hentry plugin_tags-free-ssl plugin_tags-free-ssl-certificate plugin_tags-https plugin_tags-mixed-content plugin_tags-ssl plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection plugin_contributors-sslzen plugin_contributors-sslzensupport plugin_business_model-commercial plugin_committers-sslzen plugin_support_reps-sslzensupport\">\n<div class=\"plugin-banner\" id=\"plugin-banner-ssl-zen\"><\/div>\n<header class=\"plugin-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-heading-container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"plugin-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2252754\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<h1 class=\"plugin-title\">SSL Certificate \u2013 Free SSL, HTTPS by SSL Zen<\/h1>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">By <span class=\"author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sslzen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL Zen \u2013 Free SSL\/HTTPS<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-small plugin-download download-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/ssl-zen.zip\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<span id=\"description\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"reviews\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"installation\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"developers\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"advanced\" class=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t<span id=\"section-links\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tabs clear\">\n<li id=\"tablink-description\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ssl-zen\/#description\" rel=\"noopener\">Details<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-reviews\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ssl-zen\/#reviews\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-installation\">\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ssl-zen\/#installation\" rel=\"noopener\">Installation<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li id=\"tablink-developers\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ssl-zen\/#developers\" rel=\"noopener\">Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"link-support\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/ssl-zen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Support<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if ( '#changelog' == window.location.hash ) { window.setTimeout( function() { window.location.hash=\"#developers\"; }, 10 ); }<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"tab-description\" class=\"plugin-description section\">\n<h2 id=\"description-header\">Description<\/h2>\n<h3>Secure your website with a Free Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL certificate. Trusted by 100,000+ websites globally!<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"responsive-embed responsive-embed-16x9 embed-youtube\"><iframe title=\"Free SSL Certificate &amp; HTTPS Redirect for WordPress \u2013 SSL Zen\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jk86wUqoOco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sslzen.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">SSL Zen<\/a> is WordPress\u2019s most trusted and highly reviewed \u2018Free SSL certificate\u2019 plugin that helps you to secure your website, protect your customer\u2019s data and show your visitors you\u2019re trustworthy and authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Manually installing a free Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL certificate is not as easy as it sounds. It involves editing SSL configuration files on your web server and troubleshooting issues, which, believe us, will crop up! Instead, with our plugin, all you need to do is follow a few easy steps to get your free Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL certificate. No coding, no hassle, no more mixed content, or insecure content warnings. In other words, you require no special developer experience to move your HTTP web pages to HTTPS or to force SSL on your website.<\/p>\n<h4>Features of Free Version:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Generate a free SSL certificate by verifying your domain ownership<\/li>\n<li>Install the free SSL certificate on your server or cPanel by following our video tutorials<\/li>\n<li>Renew the free SSL certificate by re-verifying and re-installing the SSL certificate every 90 days<\/li>\n<li>Settings page that shows your SSL certificate validity duration<\/li>\n<li>Get an email reminder 30 days before the free SSL certificate expires<\/li>\n<li>Secure padlock in the browser using Let\u2019s Encrypt\u2122 Free SSL certificate<\/li>\n<li>Increased SEO ranking as SSL certificate is now a ranking factor<\/li>\n<li>Customers will trust you as the SSL certificate displays information about your domain name and is verified by Let\u2019s Encrypt\u2122<\/li>\n<li>Accept safe payments online as customers trust websites with SSL certificates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: The free version requires you to manually verify your domain name with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/a> by uploading a file on your server. You will also need to upload the free SSL certificate on your server and configure them. SSL certificate from Let\u2019s Encrypt is only valid for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/2015\/11\/09\/why-90-days.html\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">90 days<\/a> and need to be manually renewed. If you fail to renew your free SSL certificate, your website will start showing a not secure warning to the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>If you want the plugin to automatically install the SSL certificate and auto-renew it, please check the premium version of the plugin.<\/p>\n<h4>Features of Premium Version:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic Domain Verification<\/li>\n<li>Automatic free SSL Certificate Generation<\/li>\n<li>Automatic free SSL Certificate Installation<\/li>\n<li>Automatic free SSL Certificate Renewal<\/li>\n<li>Automatic HTTPS redirection<\/li>\n<li>Accelerate your website with StackPath\u2019s Global Content Delivery Network<\/li>\n<li>Premium Support \u2013 Live Chat, Email Support<\/li>\n<li>Spam Protection<\/li>\n<li>Brute-Force Protection<\/li>\n<li>Forces Browser Validation on traffic anomalies<\/li>\n<li>Performs Real-time threat intelligence for IP addresses, source location, and information on malicious IPs.<\/li>\n<li>Patches known vulnerabilities in the Apache Struts framework by blocking requests suspected of exploiting these vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>Enables a set of rules designed to block common WordPress exploits<\/li>\n<li>Blocks clients performing multiple injection attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Blocks Probing and Forced Browsing<\/li>\n<li>Blocks SQL injection attack attempts<\/li>\n<li>Blocks Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attack attempts<\/li>\n<li>Blocks Shellshock attack attempts<\/li>\n<li>Blocks requests suspected of being a Remote File Inclusion attempt<\/li>\n<li>Blocks requests suspected of a Local File Inclusion attempt<\/li>\n<li>Blocks attempts to access and potentially harm your servers through backdoors<\/li>\n<li>Blocks requests suspected of web shell attempts<\/li>\n<li>Blocks requests suspected of Response header injection attempts<\/li>\n<li>Blocks Invalid User Agents<\/li>\n<li>Blocks Unknown User Agents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sslzen.com\/#pricing\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">CLICK HERE TO THE BUY PREMIUM VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Why get an SSL certificate?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Trust \u2013 Starting from July 2018, Google Chrome has begun to mark all non-SSL websites as \u2018Not-Secure\u2019. When your users see the broken padlock, their trust wavers!<\/li>\n<li>Security \u2013 SSL certificate provides authentication, trust and compliance. If your customer is filling out forms, or making payments on your website, you need an SSL certificate to protect sensitive data from eavesdroppers.<\/li>\n<li>SEO \u2013 Google ranks SSL-enabled websites higher than unsecured websites. Hence, securing your website also helps get you on top of Google\u2019s search results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Facing problems with the plugin?<\/h4>\n<p>We have detailed documentation for the most common issues you might face while installing SSL using our plugin. Please visit our documentation site at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.sslzen.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">docs.sslzen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Please leave a review<\/h4>\n<p>If our plugin helped you secure your website, please leave a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/ssl-zen\/reviews\/#new-post\" rel=\"ugc noopener\">review here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about our plugin, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sslzen.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">sslzen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Want SSL Zen plugin in your language?<\/h4>\n<p>You can directly translate the plugin in your language <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/ssl-zen\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">here<\/a><br \/>\nWhen you add translations, get in touch with us as we will get you listed as a Project Translation Editor for our plugin.<\/p>\n<h4>Legal:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>By downloading our plugin, You agree to Let\u2019s Encrypt\u00ae <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/documents\/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li>By downloading our plugin, You agree to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/yourivw\/LEClient\/blob\/master\/LICENSE\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">LEClient license terms<\/a>, a PHP LetsEncrypt client library to verify domain ownership and generate an SSL certificate for your website.<\/li>\n<li>We use <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/letsdebug.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Let\u2019s Debug<\/a> API, a diagnostic tool to help figure out why you might not be able to issue a certificate for Let\u2019s Encrypt\u00ae.<\/li>\n<li>We use <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freemius.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">Freemius<\/a> to collect non-sensitive diagnostic data about your website should you opt-in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Internet Security Research Group\u2122, Let\u2019s Encrypt\u00ae, ISRG\u2122 are trademarks of the Internet Security Research Group. StackPath\u00ae, EdgeSSL\u2122 are trademarks of StackPath, LLC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"screenshots\" class=\"plugin-screenshots section\">\n<h2 id=\"screenshots-header\">Screenshots<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"plugin-screenshots\">\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-1.gif?rev=2220391\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-1.gif?rev=2220391\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>How it works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=2220389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=2220389\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Agree to Let\u2019s Encrypt \u00ae TOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=2220389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-3.png?rev=2220389\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Verify domain ownership by uploading files on your server<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-4.png?rev=2220389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-4.png?rev=2220389\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Install SSL certificate on your web server<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-5.png?rev=2220389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-5.png?rev=2220389\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Redirect http to https<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-6.png?rev=2220389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-6.png?rev=2220389\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Renew SSL certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-7.png?rev=2232663\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ssl-zen\/assets\/screenshot-7.png?rev=2232663\" alt=\"\"><\/a><figcaption>Settings to enable 301 redirection the settings page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-installation\" class=\"plugin-installation section\">\n<h2 id=\"installation-header\">Installation<\/h2>\n<p>To install this plugin:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make a backup of your website and database<\/li>\n<li>Download the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Upload the plugin to the wp-content\/plugins directory,<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u201cplugins\u201d in your WordPress admin, then click activate.<\/li>\n<li>You will now see an SSL Zen icon on your left navigation bar. Click on it and follow the step-by-step guide.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq\" class=\"plugin-faq section\">\n<h2 id=\"faq-header\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20an%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>What is an SSL Certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information sent to the server using SSL technology.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"are%20your%20ssl%20certificates%20really%20free%3F\">\n<h3>Are your SSL certificates really free?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Yes. All SSL certificates are generated by Let\u2019s Encrypt\u00ae (nonprofit) with a mission to create a more secure and privacy-respecting Web by promoting the widespread adoption of HTTPS.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20benefits%20does%20an%20ssl%20certificate%20provide%3F\">\n<h3>What benefits does an SSL certificate provide?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>An SSL Certificate protects your customers\u2019 sensitive information such as their name, address, password, or credit card number by encrypting the data during transmission from their computer to your web server.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20install%20my%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>How do I install my SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>If you are using the free version of the plugin, you will be able to download the SSL certificate. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the SSL certificate on your web server or hosting panel.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20long%20are%20the%20ssl%20certificates%20valid%3F\">\n<h3>How long are the SSL certificates valid?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Let\u2019s Encrypt\u00ae SSL certificates are valid for 90 days and can be renewed at no additional cost. You can easily renew your SSL certificate through our plugin.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20renew%20an%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>How do I renew an SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Simply follow the same process you used to generate and install the SSL certificate the first time and your SSL certificate will be renewed.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20technical%20knowledge%20to%20set%20up%20an%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>Do I need technical knowledge to set up an SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>We\u2019ve made the process of generating and installing the SSL certificate extremely easy. All you have to do is follow our simple step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20your%20ssl%20certificate%20plugin%20safe%20to%20install%20on%20my%20website%3F\">\n<h3>Is your SSL certificate plugin safe to install on my website?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Our plugin is open-source and anyone can download and inspect it before installing it on their website.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20you%20support%20wildcard%20ssl%3F\">\n<h3>Do you support Wildcard SSL?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>We currently do not support wildcard SSL. Our plugin is only built to generate an SSL certificate for your WordPress website\/blog.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20browsers%20will%20trust%20lets%20encrypt%27s%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>Which browsers will trust Lets Encrypt\u2019s SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>SSL certificates generated by Let\u2019s Encrypt are trusted and supported by all major browsers.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20to%20do%20the%20verification%20again%20when%20i%20want%20to%20renew%20my%20free%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>Do I need to do the verification again when I want to renew my free SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>The verification results are valid, at the time of writing, for 30 days. If you renew within that period, you should not need to re-verify. Outside of that period, you will need to do the verification again. However, it is a very simple process that requires almost no time.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"i%20have%20installed%20the%20ssl%20certificate%20correctly%2C%20but%20my%20site%20is%20still%20%22not%20secure%22\">\n<h3>I have installed the SSL certificate correctly, but my site is still \u201cNot Secure\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>The most likely reason for this is that you are still loading some resources, such as images for example, via HTTP. Browsers in this case will show \u201cMixed content\u201d errors in the developers\u2019 console. If you do not want to use developer tools, you can easily check which resources those might be by using <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/whynopadlock.com\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">\u201cWhy No Padlock?\u201d<\/a> service. You can read more about \u201cMixed Content\u201d and how to prevent it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/web\/fundamentals\/security\/prevent-mixed-content\/fixing-mixed-content\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20see%20the%20name%20of%20my%20company%20on%20the%20ssl%20certificate%3F\">\n<h3>Can I see the name of my company on the SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Free SSL certificates are of Domain Validation type (DV) and do not hold that information. To have the information about your company, the certificate would need to pass Organization Validation (OV) or Extended Validation (EV). Both require paperwork (such as actual company checks) and cannot be offered for free as a result.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20to%20safely%20disable%20ssl%20zen%20cdn%20plugin\">\n<h3>How to safely disable SSL Zen CDN plugin<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Before you decide to deactivate the SSL Zen plugin, please make sure of the following things<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Your website IPv4 A record for your website is pointing to your hosting server. An easy way to check this is by visiting https:\/\/www.whatsmydns.net\/ and entering your website URL such as sslzen.com<br \/>\nIf the results show your website server IP address, it means you are no longer using StackPath. The opposite of this is also true. If whatsmydns.net shows your A record as 151.139.128.10, it means you are still using StackPath. We recommend you wait for a couple of hours before deactivating the plugin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Similar to the A record, you also need to change your CNAME record for the www subdomain. Make sure your CNAME record with host www is pointing to your domain name. For example, for the domain name sslzen.com, the CNAME record for www would be sslzen.com. Again, you can use whatsmydns.net to check your CNAME resolution. Make sure you are selecting CNAME in the dropdown next to the text input where you enter your domain name.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"unable%20to%20login%20using%20cpanel%20credentials\">\n<h3>Unable to login using cPanel credentials<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>For Cpanel Free\/Pro users, after installing\/uploading the plugin and activating it, at step 1 sometimes cPanel credentials are requested so that we can connect using cPanel\u2019s web API when we are not able to use cPanel\u2019s command line API to connect to your cPanel and verify your domain ownership.<br \/>\nFirstly, you can verify if you have a Cpanel account by using this link :2083 or Cpanel. example: sslzen.com:2083 or cpanel.sslzen.com. If you are able to see a Cpanel login screen like below that means your hosting provider comes with Cpanel and you have a Cpanel account. Enter your credentials and see if they are valid which allows you to log in to the Cpanel account. If an error message appears, you are entering the wrong credentials. If you don\u2019t see a similar login screen, most probably the plugin would have suggested the wrong plan.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"i%20can%27t%20install%20the%20free%20ssl%20certificate%20on%20the%20temporary%20bluehost%20domain\">\n<h3>I can\u2019t install the free SSL certificate on the temporary Bluehost domain<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>SSL certificates can only be installed on your domain name. If you are trying to install the SSL certificate on a temporary Bluehost domain it won\u2019t work.<br \/>\nPlease follow these instructions to replace your temporary domain name with your domain name.<br \/>\nArticle \u2013 https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/help\/article\/using-your-temporary-url-with-wordpress#changing-from-temp<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"rate%20limit%20issue%20while%20installing%20free%20ssl%20certificate\">\n<h3>Rate Limit Issue while installing free SSL certificate<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>While installing SSL using the SSL Zen plugin, you might encounter an error message as in the below image or a message like this on the plugin page:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201dcpanelfree.xyz\u201d is currently affected by Let\u2019s Encrypt-based rate limits (https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/docs\/rate-limits\/). You may review certificates that have already been issued by visiting https:\/\/crt.sh\/?q=%your_domain. Please note that it is not possible to ask for a rate limit to be manually cleared. The Duplicate Certificate limit (5 certificates with the exact same set of domains per week) has been exceeded and is affecting the domain \u201ccpanelfree.xyz\u201d. The exact set of domains affected is: \u201ccpanelfree.xyz\u201d. It may be possible to avoid this rate limit by issuing a certificate with an additional or different domain name.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt id=\"%22not%20all%20authorizations%20are%20valid%22%20error%20message%20at%20step%202%20while%20installing%20free%20ssl%20certificate%20using%20ssl%20zen%20plugin\">\n<h3>\u201cNot all authorizations are valid\u201d error message at Step 2 while installing free SSL certificate using SSL Zen plugin<\/h3>\n<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>There might be a situation when installing an SSL certificate using the SSL Zen Free\/Premium version of the plugin, you end up getting an error message that says \u201d Not all authorizations are valid\u201d. There are different reasons for the cause of this error. Follow the solution that is suitable for you based on the version of the plugin you are using :<\/p>\n<p>Free version \/Premium version:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Check if your WordPress is installed in the root folder ex: \/home\/bcyh6ur88\/public_html\/ .Here is how you can check it:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Log in to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard as an administrator.<br \/>\nIn the menu at the left, click on the Tools option.<br \/>\nFind \u201cSite Health\u201d and click on it.<br \/>\nBy default, the Site Health tool immediately shows the Site Status. Click on \u201cInfo\u201d to its immediate left at the top of the screen.<br \/>\nGo to the WordPress Constants section. Locate ABSPATH. This is your WordPress installation path.<br \/>\nMost of the time users end up installing their site in a sub-folder ex: cpanelfree.xyz\/site . Their WordPress installation path in such cases would be: \/home\/bcyh6ur88\/public_html\/site<\/p>\n<p>Due to this reason, the domain validation might fail and you\u2019d see the \u201cNot all authorization are valid\u201d error message during SSL Zen Plugin setup.<\/p>\n<p>To fix this, you can install your WordPress in the root folder, so that all your subfolders are covered by SSL. For ex: if you install your WordPress under this path : \/home\/bcyh6ur88\/public_html\/, it would cover all your websites sub-folders like cpanelfree.xyz\/site , cpanelfree.xyz\/blog , cpanelfree.xyz\/contact etc.<\/p>\n<p>You can get the help of your hosting provider to install your WordPress in the root folder instead of the sub-folder. Make sure you take a backup of your site before doing this change.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Setup the plugin once again. In the case of the premium plugin, make sure you have uploaded the premium version of the plugin and then follow the setup process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Deactivate any other SSL plugins if you have installed and activated them. Similar SSL plugins may conflict with the SSL Zen plugin and the above error would be thrown.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-reviews\" class=\"plugin-reviews section\">\n<h2 id=\"reviews-header\">Reviews<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-reviews\">\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0102e3b7e53746ee5d739b02a8f03c2f8be1ae9e3a484a47745461659e1115a8?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0102e3b7e53746ee5d739b02a8f03c2f8be1ae9e3a484a47745461659e1115a8?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/works-and-is-free-a\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Works and is Free! A+++++<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mrpaulbrady\/\" title=\"Posts by mrpaulbrady\" rel=\"author noopener\">mrpaulbrady<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">February 2, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Highly recommend. Bit of effort required to get it working, but nothing too hectic. Couldn\u2019t get the DNS Verification to work, so opted for the file verification, which was simple. It is Free and does what we need it to do. Definitely recommend. A++++<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b10eaec73314778b626f789c3870011bb930fc586000b4e8e3727ebbb85d1ce8?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b10eaec73314778b626f789c3870011bb930fc586000b4e8e3727ebbb85d1ce8?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/perfect-10646\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Perfect<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/ammarahmad786\/\" title=\"Posts by ammarahmad786\" rel=\"author noopener\">ammarahmad786<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 24, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Great!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9924eaed31690706f57a33238953b94b4d1cab1cff19f3405bfe02d2c46189d7?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9924eaed31690706f57a33238953b94b4d1cab1cff19f3405bfe02d2c46189d7?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/so-handy-32\/\" rel=\"noopener\">So handy!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/redwriting\/\" title=\"Posts by redwriting\" rel=\"author noopener\">redwriting<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">January 20, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">One note: When I created the \u201c.well-known\u201d certificate folder on the server, I found I had to name it without the period first (\u201cwell-known\u201d), then create the subfolder and upload the files, then rename the folder to \u201c.well-known\u201d \u2014 if I named it with the period at the beginning, the folder was considered a  system folder and I couldn\u2019t upload files to it.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21c80d6b2603463cebc33b01a011fba07e73fba2b5b67d6f3f88d0c30946b863?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21c80d6b2603463cebc33b01a011fba07e73fba2b5b67d6f3f88d0c30946b863?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/a-great-addition-to-my-website-4\/\" rel=\"noopener\">A great addition to my website<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/jaykarla2019\/\" title=\"Posts by jaykarla2019\" rel=\"author noopener\">jaykarla2019<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">December 12, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">I\u2019m glad my admin told me to add this plug-in. It\u2019s a great addition to my site<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f71fcd58ffb87cf964799ce3ba8a38c46f057ff8f3a6da3c4dd2f257f9fcdcde?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f71fcd58ffb87cf964799ce3ba8a38c46f057ff8f3a6da3c4dd2f257f9fcdcde?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/ssl-zen-has-been-an-amazing-resource-for-me-with-my-wordpress-websites\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL Zen has been an amazing resource for me with my WordPress websites!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/freelancelot\/\" title=\"Posts by freelancelot\" rel=\"author noopener\">freelancelot<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">October 27, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">SSL Zen has been an amazing resource for me with my WordPress websites. I ultimately decided to invest in their Unlimited package (I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s still available but if you make a bunch of sites, it\u2019s well worth considering).<\/p>\n<p>This allows a license for unlimited sites, unlimited time!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"plugin-review\">\n<div class=\"review-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a051d21d0163785bc86b07fca7a8e186291aaf6710a2298fa6e7ab309266cb8?s=60&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a051d21d0163785bc86b07fca7a8e186291aaf6710a2298fa6e7ab309266cb8?s=120&amp;d=retro&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60 photo\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-top\">\n<div class=\"wporg-ratings\" aria-label=\"5 out of 5 stars\" data-title-template=\"%s out of 5 stars\" data-rating=\"5\" style=\"color:#ffb900;\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-star-filled\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"review-title\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/awesome-10390\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Awesome!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-author author vcard\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/mehedi6005\/\" title=\"Posts by mehedi6005\" rel=\"author noopener\">mehedi6005<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"review-date\">October 21, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"review-content\">Very easy to install<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"reviews-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/ssl-zen\/reviews\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tRead all 655 reviews\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-developers\" class=\"plugin-developers section\">\n<h2 id=\"developers-header\">Contributors &amp; Developers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"plugin-contributors\">\n<p>\u201cSSL Certificate \u2013 Free SSL, HTTPS by SSL Zen\u201d is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contributors<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"contributors-list\" class=\"contributors-list\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/407b12c8eb6c2f7884b561335c3b739f29e6b4fa8393fed8b282c5c36e356a5e?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/407b12c8eb6c2f7884b561335c3b739f29e6b4fa8393fed8b282c5c36e356a5e?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sslzen\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSSL Zen \u2013 Free SSL\/HTTPS\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aac33241fb8e852079723cde05bec7d900a99864b9692e098f3714c0d24cb71f?s=32&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aac33241fb8e852079723cde05bec7d900a99864b9692e098f3714c0d24cb71f?s=64&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo\" height=\"32\" width=\"32\">\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/sslzensupport\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSSL Zen\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"plugin-development\">\n<p>\u201cSSL Certificate \u2013 Free SSL, HTTPS by SSL Zen\u201d has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/ssl-zen\/contributors\" rel=\"noopener\">the translators<\/a> for their contributions.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/projects\/wp-plugins\/ssl-zen\" rel=\"noopener\">Translate \u201cSSL Certificate \u2013 Free SSL, HTTPS by SSL Zen\u201d into your language.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Interested in development?<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/browser\/ssl-zen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Browse the code<\/a>, check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\/ssl-zen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SVN repository<\/a>, or subscribe to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/ssl-zen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">development log<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plugins.trac.wordpress.org\/log\/ssl-zen\/?limit=100&amp;mode=stop_on_copy&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab-changelog\" class=\"plugin-changelog section\">\n<h2 id=\"changelog-header\">Changelog<\/h2>\n<h4>4.7.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.7.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.7.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.6.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.6.2<\/li>\n<li>Fixes HTTP and DNS verification bug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.5.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.4.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.4.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.3.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a bug that was displaying HTML code in the plugin instead of plain text<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug that was stopping some instances from automatically renewing the SSL certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.3.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Update freemius SDK<\/li>\n<li>Fix issues related to HTTP verification automation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issues with CDN plan\u2019s Domain verification step<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix compatibility issues with LE and newer WP version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.2.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add support for WordPress 6.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pro: Update cronjob run time for auto-updater service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issues with sites post ssl installation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Server side sanitizing, refactors for WP plugin review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Server side sanitizing, refactors for WP plugin review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add more handlers for sanitizing input<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.1.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrade plugin dependencies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issue on step 1 of setup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issues redirect loop between step 2 and step 3 of SSL activation in certain cases<\/li>\n<li>Update SSL ceritificate installation checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issues with cPanel installations with restricted UAPI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix issues with loading both free and paid versions<\/li>\n<li>Minor structural fixes to settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix support for old PHP 5.6.x websites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>4.0.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrade letsencrypt SDK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.3.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixes for \u201ctoken mismatch\u201d error during SSL renewals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.3.0<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add exclusive \u201cDone for you\u201d offer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.7<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add logging for cron auto-renew process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Google DNS for DNS verification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Detect Hostgator cPanel installations, fixes for 3rd party SSL limitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Quick patch for LE CA Bundle Issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix php warning due to compatibility issues with older PHP versions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a better review flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.2.1<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Added HelpScout beacon for free version of the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.7<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CDN pricing has been changed to $49\/year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.6<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Update cPanel check for ports and URL paths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.5<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Update cPanel check<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.4<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Check for correct status letsdebug severities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Updates for LetsEncrypt environments<\/li>\n<li>Updated CDN price to $59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>3.1.2<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Switch exec to shell_exec for all 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