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Run WordPress Behind the CDN

Every hosted site is served through the CDNShark CDN. WordPress works out of the box, and a few things are handled for you.

HTTPS: WordPress sees secure requests as HTTPS, so there are no redirect loops and no "mixed content" from wrong URLs. One-click installs use https:// and force HTTPS for the admin area.
Real visitor IPs: your site sees each visitor's real IP address, not the CDN's. Security plugins, comments and logs work correctly.
Login protection: wp-login.php and xmlrpc.php are rate-limited per visitor, and repeated login attempts get the IP banned for an hour. Bots hammering the login page can't slow your site down.
Uploads can't run code: PHP files inside wp-content/uploads are never executed, which stops the most common WordPress hack.

Set WordPress Address and Site Address (Settings → General) to https://your-domain.
After a theme change or a big update, if visitors still see the old version, use Clear the CDN Cache for Your Sites.
You don't need a separate CDN plugin. If your caching plugin offers "CDN URL" rewriting, leave it empty: your normal domain already goes through the CDN.
Uploads up to 128 MB work through the Media Library.

Coming from cPanel? Migrate from cPanel moves files and the database and updates wp-config.php for you. From anywhere else, see Move an Existing Website to CDNShark Hosting.