[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52799: Easy HTTPS Redirects in WordPress Dashboard

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#52799: Easy HTTPS Redirects in WordPress Dashboard
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 Reporter:  sarmstead         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Site Health       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  coding-standards  |
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 In 5.7 we introduced a way to automatically update database URLs in the
 Tools > Site Health section. Great work everybody!

 **In addition to updating URLs, I propose that 5.8 adds a button to force
 HTTPS redirects in the .htaccess file at the site root.** This feature
 would add the following code to the # BEGIN WordPress / # END WordPress
 block in the .htaccess file:

 {{{
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
 }}}

 **Why do this?** Adding this enhancement can make securing a WordPress
 site much easier for users who don't want to fuss with code to keep their
 site from returning pages with http://.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52799>
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