JSM Force SSL vs Verve SSL
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| Feature | JSM Force SSL v3.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Verve SSL v2.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 10+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | June 21, 2019 |
| Editions | JSM Force HTTP to HTTPS / SSL | Verve SSL |
| Pros | No settings: activate and HTTP URLs become HTTPS; Uses 301 redirects and filters instead of output buffering; Honours X-Forwarded-Proto and X-Forwarded-Ssl proxy headers | Forces HTTPS for login and admin with no configuration; Rewrites insecure links for logged-in users; Single file with no settings or database tables |
| Cons | Does not change URLs stored in the database; Only disabled through constants in wp-config.php; Needs a site that already serves valid HTTPS | Last tested with WordPress 5.2.2 and not updated since 2019; Requires a working SSL certificate on the site; Sends a Location header on anonymous page loads (nohttps) |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on init, Rewrites home, site, plugin and upload URLs to HTTPS via filters, Rewrites http home URLs inside post content and widget text, Recognises X-Forwarded-Proto and X-Forwarded-Ssl behind a proxy | Force HTTPS on login and admin for logged-in users, Send logged-out visitors back to HTTP, Rewrite http URLs to https in page output, Lowercase URLs on redirect |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.33 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | 5.2.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |