JSM Force HTTP to HTTPS / SSL – No Setup, Fast and Reliable vs SX Disable WordPress XML sitemaps

A simple, safe, and reliable way to force HTTP URLs to HTTPS dynamically: No setup required – simply activate the plugin to force HTTP URLs to HTTPS. There are no plugin settings to adjust, and no changes are made to your WordPress configuration. SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER than other popular plugins of this type: Other well known plugins use PHP’s output buffer to search & replace URLs in the rendered HTML, which is a technique that is error prone and negatively affects caching performance (as changes are not cached). This plugin uses standard WordPress filters instead of PHP’s output buffer for maximum reliability, performance, caching compatibility, and uses 301 permanent redirects for best SEO results (301 redirects are considered best for SEO when moving from HTTP to HTTPS). Supports advanced proxy / load-balancing HTTP headers: X-Forwarded-Proto (aka HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO server value) X-Forwarded-Ssl (aka HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SSL server value) See Web technology for developers > HTTP > HTTP headers > X-Forwarded-Proto for more details. Plugin Requirements Your web server must already be configured with an SSL certificate and able to handle HTTPS connections. 😉

WordPress 5.5 add core XML sitemap functionnality, but there is no user interface to disable it or to mange contents within theses files. Disable WordPress XML sitemaps simply deactivate all WordPress XML sitemaps and redirect them to your home URL, preventing 404 page generation for Google and other Search Engines. This SEO enhancement is already included in our SEOKEY plugin. Not only do we deactivate WordPress native XML sitemaps (which are not optimized), but SEOKEY replaces them with much more powerful sitemaps (better crawl, not any harmful content). More information here about it : Core XML Sitemap Guide (French)