Turn On SSL in the CS-Cart Admin Panel

What is SSL?

SSL is a lock for your site. It hides the data that moves between your visitor and your store, like a sealed envelope. When it works, the address starts with https:// and a padlock shows in the browser.

Two steps are needed. First, a certificate must be installed. Second, CS-Cart must be told to use it.

Step 1: Check the certificate

1. Open a new browser tab and type https://yourdomain.com.
2. If you see a padlock and your site, the certificate works.
3. If you see a warning, log in to the client area and ask Hostvento support to install or fix the certificate. You can use the ticket page.

Step 2: Set the secure address

1. Log in to your CS-Cart admin panel.
2. Open the page that lists your stores or storefronts. In many versions it is Administration, Stores, or Stores in the top menu. Click the name of your store.
3. Find the box called Secure host (in some versions, Secure storefront URL). Type your domain name with no https://, for example www.example.com.
4. Click Save.

Step 3: Choose what is secure

1. Go to Settings, then Security settings. In some versions it is under Settings, then General.
2. Find Secure checkout and switch it on. It protects the checkout and login pages.
3. Find Secure admin area and switch it on. It protects your admin panel.
4. Find the option for a Secure storefront, which puts every page on HTTPS, and switch it on if you want that.
5. Click Save.

Step 4: Clear the cache

1. Look for a cache option in the admin panel and clear it.
2. Visit your store in a private window.
3. Check the padlock on the home page, a product page and checkout.

Quick recap

• Test https:// in the browser first.
• Set the Secure host on your store page.
• Turn on secure checkout, admin and storefront in the security settings.
• Clear the cache and check the padlock.