There are no excuses for running a website without the addition of an SSL Certificate.

Not when the AutoSSL module included with the cPanel Hosting Control Panel (offered by most web hosting providers) enables you to quickly and easily add a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to your hosting account and its domains.

Here are five reasons to use an SSL certificate with your website.

How to issue an SSL Certificate

It's easy to add an SSL Certificate to your hosting account, its website, email and domains.

We show you how to do so using the AutoSSL module, included with a cPanel Hosting Account by most hosting service providers, at the following link.

Read more: Issue an SSL Certificate.

 

Issues to consider before you do

When an SSL Certificate is issued then your website's URL will change from HTTP to HTTPS.

There are some resulting changes you should make to the configuration of your website's Joomla! CMS after issuing an SSL Certificate.

And maybe some changes you need to make to the settings of 3rd party extensions used by your website.

If you are using Search Engine and Social Media Accounts in conjunction with your website, then their settings will also most likely require adjustment if broken links are to be avoided.

Users of old devices and/or operating systems may no longer be able to visit your website following the issue of an SSL Certificate - see Target Audience section below.

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Target Audience

Website visitors who are using an old devices and/or operating system may not be able to visit your website after you add a Lets Encrypt SSL Certificate.

Reason: some older operating systems do not recognise the Lets Encrypt SSL Certificate.

These older operating systems include Apple devices using MacOS X Operating System v10.12.1 and earlier.

Note: v10.12.1 was replaced by v10.12.2 several years ago (2016).

Read more: Some Mac OS versions do not recognise some popular security certificates

Contents include:

Recommended adjustment to:
Joomla! CMS settings,
3rd party extension settings,
Search engine account settings,
Social media account settings.

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