Tuesday , February 4 2025

301 redirect to https for WordPress multisite

The multisite mode in this case is when the main domain and its subdomains work in the same base and the subdomains are a mirror of the main site. If I add a standard 301 redirect to .htaccess then subdomains via http subdomains start redirecting to the main site.

This is correct because the redirect looks like this one:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP} =on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

In the case of multisite, delete the example above and then add the following code to functions.php:

function force_https () {
 if ( !is_ssl() ) {
  wp_redirect('https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 301 );
  exit();
 }
}
add_action ( 'template_redirect', 'force_https', 1 );

Now the main site and all multisite ‘clone’ subdomains have their own redirects.

About iryna

I'm Iryna, a web developer from Ukraine with a decade of experience solving complex technical challenges in the world of freelance. Throughout my career, I've worked on everything from troubleshooting server-side issues and optimizing website performance to enhancing user interfaces. On this blog, I share detailed solutions to the technical problems I’ve encountered and methods that have worked best for me. In addition to my technical expertise, I’m also passionate about digital drawing. I hope the tutorials and insights I provide here will help both fellow developers and creatives alike in their own projects.

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