You don't have to manually redirect the website. Just change the domain from http:// to https:// inside the WP panel (Settings > General).recently I add SSL certificate to my WordPress website Now how it is important to redirect my old homepage 301 redirects and how can I do this any video link? (Newbie)
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
The above method will work fine. Alternatively you can use a wordpress plugin - I think there is one called easy SSL or simple SSL or something. Just go into plugins > add new > then search for easy SSL.
Indeed. Simple SSL is the one. Super easy, though on a few of occasions (under 10%) it's caused slow-down issues with a couple of my sites, so I've removed and done manually. There's also an option in the plugin to rewrite the htaccess file - as detailed in the previous answer - for you, so if you're not confident of touching it, the plugin will sort you out.