[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # SSL certificate on the whole site ## - **[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")** - [![river's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar9591.gif)](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9591-river) Less More - Posts: 344 - Thank you received: 3 - - 10 years 4 months ago [\#243722](#243722) by [river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile") *[SSL certificate on the whole site](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/885209-ssl-certificate-on-the-whole-site#243722 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 A little off-topic question. Joomla 3.5 Hikashop 2.6.3 Right now I am only using an SSL certificate on my checkout page. I have read that is better for SEO and you get better Google score by using SSL on the whole site. I can see that many of the biggest online stores use SSL on the whole site. Any experience with this, advice on what is best ?")* was created by *[river](/forum/user/9591-river "View river's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 A little off-topic question. Joomla 3.5 Hikashop 2.6.3 Right now I am only using an SSL certificate on my checkout page. I have read that is better for SEO and you get better Google score by using SSL on the whole site. I can see that many of the biggest online stores use SSL on the whole site. Any experience with this, advice on what is best ? Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzg4NTIwOS1zc2wtY2VydGlmaWNhdGUtb24tdGhlLXdob2xlLXNpdGU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86322 - Thank you received: 14281 - - 10 years 4 months ago [\#243736](#243736) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[SSL certificate on the whole site](/forum/2-general-talk-about-hikashop/885209-ssl-certificate-on-the-whole-site#243736 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 A little off-topic question. Joomla 3.5 Hikashop 2.6.3 Right now I am only using an SSL certificate on my checkout page. I have read that is better for SEO and you get better Google score by using SSL on the whole site. I can see that many of the biggest online stores use SSL on the whole site. Any experience with this, advice on what is best ?")* Hi, I would also recommend to have SSL on the whole website. First, you'll also secure the login/registration forms of Joomla, not only the checkout (and maybe other extensions forms on your frontend?), and it's indeed better for SEO. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzItZ2VuZXJhbC10YWxrLWFib3V0LWhpa2FzaG9wLzg4NTIwOS1zc2wtY2VydGlmaWNhdGUtb24tdGhlLXdob2xlLXNpdGU/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? Market: Bug Report HikaSerial General talk about HikaSerial Serial: Bug Report Serial: How to? Support en Français de HikaSerial (French Support) HikaSubscription HikaAuction Auction: Feature requests Auction: How to? Auction: Bug report Hikashop around the world Support en Français (French Support) Russian FAQ. Курс выживания с Hikashop. Частые вопросы и о Расширения Hikashop Наши сайты на Hikashop 日本語版サポート(Japanese Support) Thai German Archives Bug Report How to? [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.063 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)