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    • Domains & SSL

    Each WordPress site has a domain configuration that determines how it is accessed. WPHammer lets you view and manage domains for your sites, set the primary domain, and monitor SSL certificate health — all through the Forge API.

    Viewing domains

    From the site detail page, you can see all domains associated with the site. WPHammer fetches the domain list from Forge and caches it locally for quick access. Each domain shows:

    • Domain name — the fully qualified domain
    • Primary status — whether this is the active domain the site responds on
    • SSL status — whether HTTPS is enabled for the site

    The site's active domain is the one WPHammer uses for uptime checks, magic login URLs, and direct links throughout the interface.

    Updating domains

    To update a site's domain:

    1. Navigate to the site detail page.
    2. Open the domains section.
    3. Add, remove, or change domain entries.

    Domain changes are submitted to Forge through its API. WPHammer does not modify Nginx or DNS configuration directly — it delegates to Forge, which handles the server-level changes.

    Setting the primary domain

    If a site has multiple domains, you can designate which one is primary. The primary domain is used as the canonical URL for the site throughout WPHammer — in dashboard links, uptime checks, and reports.

    SSL certificates

    SSL status

    The is_secured flag on each site indicates whether HTTPS is enabled. Sites secured through Forge (typically via Let's Encrypt) show as secured in WPHammer after the next sync.

    Certificate monitoring

    When uptime monitoring is active, WPHammer also monitors the SSL certificate for each site. The monitoring tracks:

    • Expiry date — when the certificate expires
    • Issuer — the certificate authority that issued the certificate
    • Days remaining — a calculated countdown to expiry

    Certificate data is collected by connecting to the site over TLS and extracting certificate details using OpenSSL. This check runs alongside regular uptime checks.

    Expiry warnings

    SSL certificates that are approaching expiry are surfaced in the dashboard and uptime views. This gives you time to verify that auto-renewal is working or to manually renew before the certificate lapses and visitors see browser warnings.

    DNS and Forge

    WPHammer does not manage DNS records. Domain resolution is handled by your DNS provider. WPHammer works with whatever domains Forge has configured for each site — if the domain resolves to the server's IP address and Forge has it configured, WPHammer can manage it.

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