Flex SSL is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Flex Plugins.
AppRanks verdict
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Flex SSL is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Flex Plugins — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Flex SSL works
Flex SSL is a lightweight WordPress plugin designed to secure your website by enforcing HTTPS across your entire site. Key features include:
Force HTTPS: Automatically redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS.
Auto-Update URLs: Change WordPress site and home URLs from HTTP to HTTPS.
Cloudflare/Proxy Support: Detects HTTPS headers from Cloudflare or other reverse proxies to avoid redirect loops.
Security Headers: Optionally add HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy. Force SSL Admin when HTTPS is in use.
Mixed Content Fixer: Rewrites this site’s HTTP URLs to HTTPS in content, excerpts, attachments, srcset, scripts, and styles. External links are left unchanged.
SSL Status: View current SSL status and certificate expiry date.
Redirect Options: Choose between 301 (permanent) and 302 (temporary) redirects.
Logs & Reports: Monitor changes and events in a log system.
Let’s Encrypt Integration (Coming Soon): Plan to automatically generate and renew SSL certificates.
License Flex SSL is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
For more details, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Flex SSL?
Flex SSL is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Flex Plugins.