{"id":1028,"date":"2016-04-12T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benryan.com.au\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2017-08-12T08:12:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T22:12:08","slug":"use-jetpack-cloudflare-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benryan.com.au\/use-jetpack-cloudflare-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently moved my hosting across to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/r.cgi?2188343\">Dreamhost on their DreamPress 2 package<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\">CloudFlare<\/a>. First impressions&#8230; brilliant. Easy to use, quality built, and best of all, it&#8217;s fast. The server response dropped from 1.3 seconds down to 200 milliseconds. The only downfall (if you can even call it that) was the use of Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>I had connection errors, statistic problems, and Jetpack&#8217;s publicise plugin would connect to my social networks. I knew there must have been a way to use Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site, I just needed to find what it was. Below is the answer:<\/p>\n<h2  class=\"h-custom-headline center-text h4\" ><span>Use Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>This is a few steps to follow to configure CloudFlare on your site, before installing the Jetpack plugin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We will be doing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a PageRule to exclude the WordPress dashboard from CloudFlare<\/li>\n<li>Setting up CloudFlare&#8217;s SSL certificate on your site<\/li>\n<li>Redirect all visitors to HTTPS\/SSL with CloudFlare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3  class=\"h-custom-headline center-text h5\" ><span>Create a PageRule to exclude the WordPress dashboard from CloudFlare<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This PageRule is to ensure CloudFlare ignores your site&#8217;s dashboard. As previously mentioned, it is known to cause issues with Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site. Thankfully, it isn&#8217;t really required for your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>   In your CloudFlare dashboard, go to the PageRules section.<br \/>\n<strong>2.<\/strong>   In the &#8220;Add New Rule&#8221; section, enter the following: <em>*yoursite.com\/wp-admin*<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong>   Select the following options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forwarding: Off<\/li>\n<li>Always use https: Off<\/li>\n<li>Custom Caching: Bypass Cache<\/li>\n<li>Browser Cache Expire: 4 hours<\/li>\n<li>Always Online: Default<\/li>\n<li>Apps: Off<\/li>\n<li>Performance: Off<\/li>\n<li>Security: Off<\/li>\n<li>SSL: Default<\/li>\n<li>Security Level: Default<\/li>\n<li>Browser Integrity Check: Default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>   Save your changes.<\/p>\n<h3  class=\"h-custom-headline center-text h5\" ><span>Setting up CloudFlare&#8217;s SSL certificate on your site<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>   Under the Crypto menu, enable on of CloudFlare&#8217;s SSL options.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/benryan.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cloudflare-crypto-ssl-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up CloudFlare's SSL certificate on your site\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong>   Wait for changes to take affect, approximately between 20 minutes and 4 hours.<br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong>   Install and activate the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/cloudflare\/\">CloudFlare Plugin<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>4.<\/strong>   To avoid running into a loop, install the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/cloudflare-flexible-ssl\/\">CloudFlare Flexible SSL Plugin<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>5.<\/strong>   Enable <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Administration_Over_SSL\">administration over SSL<\/a> by adding the following code to wp-config.php<\/p>\n<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 2.5em 0 0 0;\">\n<pre class=\"brush: php; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\r\n\/** Admin over SSL *\/\r\ndefine('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);\r\n\r\n\/** Set port to 443 *\/\r\n$_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] = 443;\r\n<\/pre>\n<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 2.5em 0 0 0;\">\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong>   In the WordPress admin, under Setting > General, change both your site address and WordPress address to use HTTPS.<br \/>\n<strong>7.<\/strong>   Wait for changes to take affect, approximately between 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3  class=\"h-custom-headline center-text h5\" ><span>Redirect all visitors to HTTPS\/SSL with CloudFlare<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>   In your CloudFlare dashboard, go to the PageRules section.<br \/>\n<strong>2.<\/strong>   In the &#8220;Add New Rule&#8221; section, enter the following: <em>http:\/\/*yoursite.com*<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong>   Set &#8220;Always use HTTPS&#8221; to on.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/benryan.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/always-2-1.png\" alt=\"Redirect all visitors to HTTPS\/SSL with CloudFlare\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong>   Wait for changes to take affect, approximately between 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>And thats it. Should be all done and good to use Jetpack and CloudFlare on a WordPress site.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"x-author-box cf\" ><h6 class=\"h-about-the-author\">About the Author<\/h6><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b755ada45ba5e11e0b42486551812405?s=180&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b755ada45ba5e11e0b42486551812405?s=360&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-180 photo' height='180' width='180' loading='lazy'\/><div class=\"x-author-info\"><h4 class=\"h-author mtn\">Ben Ryan<\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BenRyanDevelopment\/\" class=\"x-author-social\" title=\"Visit the Facebook Profile for Ben Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" ><i class=\"x-icon-facebook-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf09a;\"><\/i> Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenRyanMe\" class=\"x-author-social\" title=\"Visit the Twitter Profile for Ben Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" ><i class=\"x-icon-twitter-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf081;\"><\/i> Twitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+BenRyanWebDeveloper\" class=\"x-author-social\" title=\"Visit the Google+ Profile for Ben Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" ><i class=\"x-icon-google-plus-square\" data-x-icon-b=\"&#xf0d4;\"><\/i> Google+<\/a><p class=\"p-author mbn\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently moved my hosting across to Dreamhost on their DreamPress 2 package with CloudFlare. 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