Secure your website with a Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Trusted by 100,000+ websites globally!
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SSL Zen is WordPress's most trusted and highly reviewed 'Free SSL certificate' plugin that helps you to secure your website, protect your customer's data and show your visitors you're trustworthy and authentic.
Manually installing a free Let's 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's 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.
Features of Free Version:
- Generate a free SSL certificate by verifying your domain ownership
- Install the free SSL certificate on your server or cPanel by following our video tutorials
- Renew the free SSL certificate by re-verifying and re-installing the SSL certificate every 90 days
- Settings page that shows your SSL certificate validity duration
- Get an email reminder 30 days before the free SSL certificate expires
- Secure padlock in the browser using Let’s Encrypt™ Free SSL certificate
- Increased SEO ranking as SSL certificate is now a ranking factor
- Customers will trust you as the SSL certificate displays information about your domain name and is verified by Let’s Encrypt™
- Accept safe payments online as customers trust websites with SSL certificates
Note: The free version requires you to manually verify your domain name with Let's Encrypt 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's Encrypt is only valid for 90 days 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.
If you want the plugin to automatically install the SSL certificate and auto-renew it, please check the premium version of the plugin.
Features of Premium Version:
- Automatic Domain Verification
- Automatic free SSL Certificate Generation
- Automatic free SSL Certificate Installation
- Automatic free SSL Certificate Renewal
- Automatic HTTPS redirection
- Accelerate your website with StackPath's Global Content Delivery Network
- Premium Support - Live Chat, Email Support
- Spam Protection
- Brute-Force Protection
- Forces Browser Validation on traffic anomalies
- Performs Real-time threat intelligence for IP addresses, source location, and information on malicious IPs.
- Patches known vulnerabilities in the Apache Struts framework by blocking requests suspected of exploiting these vulnerabilities
- Enables a set of rules designed to block common WordPress exploits
- Blocks clients performing multiple injection attacks.
- Blocks Probing and Forced Browsing
- Blocks SQL injection attack attempts
- Blocks Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attack attempts
- Blocks Shellshock attack attempts
- Blocks requests suspected of being a Remote File Inclusion attempt
- Blocks requests suspected of a Local File Inclusion attempt
- Blocks attempts to access and potentially harm your servers through backdoors
- Blocks requests suspected of web shell attempts
- Blocks requests suspected of Response header injection attempts
- Blocks Invalid User Agents
- Blocks Unknown User Agents
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Why get an SSL certificate?
- Trust - Starting from July 2018, Google Chrome has begun to mark all non-SSL websites as 'Not-Secure'. When your users see the broken padlock, their trust wavers!
- Security - 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.
- SEO - Google ranks SSL-enabled websites higher than unsecured websites. Hence, securing your website also helps get you on top of Google’s search results.
Facing problems with the plugin?
We have detailed documentation for the most common issues you might face while installing SSL using our plugin. Please visit our documentation site at
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Legal:
- By downloading our plugin, You agree to Let’s Encrypt® Terms of Service
- By downloading our plugin, You agree to LEClient license terms, a PHP LetsEncrypt client library to verify domain ownership and generate an SSL certificate for your website.
- We use Let's Debug API, a diagnostic tool to help figure out why you might not be able to issue a certificate for Let's Encrypt®.
- We use Freemius to collect non-sensitive diagnostic data about your website should you opt-in.
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4.7.1
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.7.3
4.6.0
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.6.2
- Fixes HTTP and DNS verification bug
4.5.0
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.8
4.4.2
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.3
4.4.1
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.2
4.4
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.5.1
4.3.2
- Fixed a bug that was displaying HTML code in the plugin instead of plain text
- Fixed a bug that was stopping some instances from automatically renewing the SSL certificate
4.3.0
- Update freemius SDK
- Fix issues related to HTTP verification automation
4.2.2
- Fix issues with CDN plan's Domain verification step
4.2.1
- Fix compatibility issues with LE and newer WP version
4.2.0
- Add support for WordPress 6.1
4.1.5
- Pro: Update cronjob run time for auto-updater service
4.1.4
- Fix issues with sites post ssl installation
4.1.3
- Server side sanitizing, refactors for WP plugin review
4.1.2
- Server side sanitizing, refactors for WP plugin review
4.1.1
- Add more handlers for sanitizing input
4.1.0
- Upgrade plugin dependencies
4.0.5
- Fix issue on step 1 of setup
4.0.4
- Fix issues redirect loop between step 2 and step 3 of SSL activation in certain cases
- Update SSL ceritificate installation checks
4.0.3
- Fix issues with cPanel installations with restricted UAPI
4.0.2
- Fix issues with loading both free and paid versions
- Minor structural fixes to settings
4.0.1
- Fix support for old PHP 5.6.x websites
4.0.0
3.3.1
- Fixes for "token mismatch" error during SSL renewals
3.3.0
- Add exclusive "Done for you" offer
3.2.7
- Add logging for cron auto-renew process
3.2.6
- Use Google DNS for DNS verification
3.2.5
- Detect Hostgator cPanel installations, fixes for 3rd party SSL limitation
3.2.4
- Quick patch for LE CA Bundle Issue
3.2.3
- Fix php warning due to compatibility issues with older PHP versions
3.2.2
3.2.1
- Added HelpScout beacon for free version of the plugin
3.1.7
- CDN pricing has been changed to $49/year
3.1.6
- Update cPanel check for ports and URL paths
3.1.5
3.1.4
- Check for correct status letsdebug severities
3.1.3
- Updates for LetsEncrypt environments
- Updated CDN price to $59
3.1.2
- Switch exec to shell_exec for all cases
3.1.1
- Set timeout for request to detect cpanel
- Fix issues with Reset Plugin flow for Stackpath CDN
- Fix persistent review notification!
3.1.0
- Fix file verification flow for WP sites in directories
- Add detection for cloudflare
- Add detection for bluehost temporary domains
- Add link to translate plugin
- Feedback prompt update
- Minor bug fixes
3.0.19
3.0.18
- Fix Step2 premium CDN flow for Google domains
- Fix Step1 flow for checking IP addresses
- Fix check for cPanel's existence
3.0.17
- Fixed issues with free plugin site crashes
- Add translators to translations
3.0.16
- Fixed a bug that wasn't displaying cPanel form on Step 1
3.0.15
- Bug fix for Generic Free version
3.0.14
- Automated Step 2 for cPanel Free Users
- Display Remind Me Later link after 10 seconds
3.0.13
- Removed confusing message on Settings page asking users to change their A and CNAME record.
3.0.12
3.0.11
- StackPath enhancements and bug fixes
3.0.10
- Updated Freemius SDK to 2.4.1
- Fixed a bug that wasn't displaying success message after DNS verification
- Changed pricing for premium plans from monthly to yearly
3.0.9
- Bug fix for DNS verification page design layout
3.0.8
- Changed pricing structure for premium versions
3.0.7
- Improved Re-Activation process for StackPath
- Improved error messaging
3.0.6
- Changed pricing of premium version to $36
3.0.5
- Updated Freemius SDK
- Improved StackPath DNS verification
- Added option to reset plugin for StackPath
3.0.4
- Pricing page has been hidden so users are redirected to buy the correct plan
- Updated cPanel Availability script
3.0.3
- Added better error messages for StackPath DNS verification
3.0.2
- Fixed a bug that was not displaying Let's Encrypt Debug Log
3.0.1
- Fixed a bug that would pass A record for www.domain.tld instead of domain.tld for StackPath
- Added a Debug button for the users to easily share the file with support team
- Added HelpScout beacon to StackPath Premium version.
- Added I agree to terms and conditions that was accidentally removed in 3.0.0
3.0.0
- Added StackPath Integration. Non-cPanel users can now use StackPath to get an SSL certificate.
2.2.1
- Added hyperlink for certificate name on Step 3. Added tooltip for copy and download button.
- Increased delay for Let's Debug calls as the previous delay was still not sufficient for few websites.
2.2
- Added a delay for Let's Debug calls
- Moved Enable Debugging from Advanced > Debug tab
- Added instructions for non cPanel SSL installation
- Removed fopen as a requirement in System Requirements Check
- Fixed a bug that wasn't renewing SSL certs for Pro customers
2.1.2
- Bug fix for DNS verification
- We now show settings page from Step 1
- Live Chat Widget for Premium users
2.1.1
Bug fix for 'include www' checkbox which was checking for A record only, replaced it with A or CNAME record.
2.1
- Changed pricing to per year from lifetime on pricing page
- Disabled upgrade to Pro in non-cPanel version
- Creates SSL cert for only domain.tld or www.domain.tld based on website url
- Added functionality so that the pro version of the plugin works even if the website is hosted in a sub-directory
- Added debug messages for identifying issues with Let's Encrypt
2.0.3
Bug fix for cPanel credential verification.
2.0.2
Updated Let's Encrypt PHP library LE Client to 1.2.2. Please update immediately.
2.0.1
Bug fixes.
2.0
- Major Plugin Redesign
- Added DNS verification which now supports wildcard SSL certificate
- Added System Requirements Compatibility Test
- Added option to send debug information for easier troubleshooting
- Removes HTML verification files after LE verification is complete
- Optimized HTTP and DNS verification process
- Updated LEClient to 1.2.1
- Added a pricing page which lets users upgrade to pro version
- Removed Review Plugin notice and donation requests from Admin Dashboard
- Added warning if plugin is installed on a localhost or IP address
- If 'include www' is checked, we now verify that a 'A' record for it exists
- Improved pro license validation
- Improved SSL installation process
- Optimized source code
1.13
- Replaced support email with plugin contact page
- Add a Setup menu item in plugin navigation
- Replaced the error message in Step 4
- Updated LE Client to the latest version
1.12
- Optimized codebase
- Bug Fix - Freemius auto-update process
1.11.2
1.11.1
1.11
- Added support to add SSL certificate for non-cPanel websites
- Fixed a bug that was not renewing an SSL certificate if the current url was https by ignoring https redirection for .well-known folder
- Fixed 'Terms and Conditions' link which was not working as expected
- If someone closes the review notice, we do not show it again for 24 hours
- Customized Freemius welcome message
- Updated Freemius SDK to 3.3.2
- If a user's SSL certificate has expired and he clicks on Renew in the Settings tab, we now take him to Step 1 to re-create his authorization
- Users can now download the SSL certificate on Step 3
- Fix a bug that was not detecting cPanel compatibility because sslverify was true
- Added new videos for cPanel and Apache SSL installation instructions with voice-over
1.10
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- Added new tags ssl,ssl certificate,openssl,letsencrypt,free ssl,free ssl certificate,ssl tls,secure socket layer,ssl encryption,wildcard ssl certificate,letsencrypt wildcard,ssl https,tls,wordpress ssl
1.9.6
- Security Patch for 1.9.5
- Changed tags to https, ssl, free ssl, ssl certificate, mixed content,insecure content,force ssl
1.9.5