Preconditions

1. used domains:
   • test.domain.com - base domain for testing
   • sd1.test.domain.com - domain, where 1st site domain could be accessed

Preparations

• in any editor:
  1. open the OS-specific hosts file (the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows; the /etc/hosts on macOS/Linux) for editing as Administrator
  2. add entries for each of the above-shown domains in there (e.g. if you have aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd test.domain.com entry, then add aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd sd1.test.domain.com entry and so on)
  3. save changes
• in IDE:
  1. open themes/default/index.tpl template for editing
     1. add <inp2:m_CheckSSL mode="required" condition="Require_SSL" /> code on a new line after the 1st HTML comment
     2. add the [Site Domain ID: <inp2:site-domain.current_Field name="DomainId"/>]<br/><script> document.write('[URL: ' + window.location.href + ']<br/><br/>');</script> line above the <inp2:st_ContentBlock num="1"/> line
     3. save changes
  2. open themes/advanced/index.tpl template for editing
     1. add <inp2:m_CheckSSL mode="required" condition="Require_SSL" /> code on a new line after the 1st HTML comment
     2. add the [Site Domain ID: <inp2:site-domain.current_Field name="DomainId"/>]<br/><script> document.write('[URL: ' + window.location.href + ']<br/><br/>');</script> line above the <inp2:st_ContentBlock num="1"/> line
     3. save changes
  3. open core/admin_templates/incs/form_blocks.tpl template for editing
     1. add the [SD ID: <inp2:site-domain.current_Field name="DomainId"/>] code in the <span class="tablenav_link" id="blue_bar">...</span> element
     2. save changes
• in the Admin Console:
  1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
  2. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
  3. uncheck these system settings:
     • Require SSL for login & checkout
     • Require SSL for Administrative Console
     • Redirect to HTTP when SSL is not required
  4. set SSL Domain (www.domain.com) system setting to the test.domain.com
  5. clear the SSL Domain for Administrative Console (www.domain.com) system setting
  6. Session Cookie Domains (single domain per line) system setting to this value (multi-line):

test.domain.com
sd1.test.domain.com

7. save changes
8. go to the Configuration → Website → Themes section
9. enable the default theme
10. go to the Configuration → Website → Site Domains section
11. add 1st site domain with:
    • (fixed) Domain Name=sd1.test.domain.com
    • (fixed) SSL Domain Name=sd1.test.domain.com
    • Theme=default
12. logout from the Admin Console
13. delete all cookies

Part 1.1 - testing admin console access on the main domain over http protocol

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
3. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
4. uncheck these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
5. save changes
6. reload the page
7. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
8. confirm that [SD ID: ] is added in the current page blur bar
9. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
10. confirm, that:
    • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
    • you're currently in the Browse Mode
    • (new) the advanced theme is being used
    • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
    • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using http:// protocol
11. switch to the Content Mode
12. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
13. logout

Part 1.2 - testing admin console access on the main domain over https protocol

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
2. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
3. go to the Website & Content → Labels & Phrases
4. confirm that [SD ID: ] is added in the current page blur bar
5. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
6. confirm, that:
   • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
   • you're currently in the Browse Mode
   • (new) the advanced theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol
7. switch to the Content Mode
8. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
9. logout

(new) Part 1.3 - testing SSL redirect for Admin Console on the main domain

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
3. check these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
4. save changes
5. reload the page
6. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol (redirect from http:// to https:// should have happened)
7. confirm that [SD ID: ] is added in the current page blur bar
8. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
9. confirm, that:
   • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
   • you're currently in the Browse Mode
   • (new) the advanced theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol
10. switch to the Content Mode
11. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
12. logout

(new) Part 1.4 - testing SSL redirect for Front-End on the main domain

1. open the Front-End on the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. confirm, that:
   • you've been redirected to the https:// protocol on the same domain
   • (new) the advanced theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol

Part 2 - testing front-end access on the main domain

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
2. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
3. uncheck these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
4. save changes
5. (new) logout

1. open the Front-End on the test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. confirm, that:
   • you've remained on the same domain/protocol
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using http:// protocol
3. open the Front-End on the test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
4. confirm, that:
   • you've remained on the same domain/protocol
   • (new) the advanced theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 0] text
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol

Part 3.1 - testing admin console access on site domain over http protocol

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
3. uncheck these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
4. save changes
5. reload the page
6. (removed) if you're on the https:// protocol, then adjust URL to use http:// protocol
7. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the sd1.test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
8. confirm that [SD ID: 1] is added in the current page blur bar (the 1 is site domain ID)
9. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
10. confirm, that:
    • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
    • you're currently in the Browse Mode
    • (new) the default theme is being used
    • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
    • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using http:// protocol
11. switch to the Content Mode
12. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
13. logout

Part 3.2 - testing admin console access on site domain over https protocol

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
2. (fixed) confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the sd1.test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
3. go to the Website & Content → Labels & Phrases
4. confirm that [SD ID: 1] is added in the current page blur bar (the 1 is site domain ID)
5. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
6. confirm, that:
   • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
   • you're currently in the Browse Mode
   • (new) the default theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol
7. switch to the Content Mode
8. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
9. logout

(new) Part 3.3 - testing SSL redirect for Admin Console on the site domain

1. login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
3. check these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
4. save changes
5. reload the page
6. confirm that you're looking at Admin Console at the sd1.test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol (redirect from http:// to https:// should have happened)
7. confirm that [SD ID: 1] is added in the current page blur bar (the 1 is site domain ID)
8. go to the Website & Content → Browse Website section
9. confirm, that:
   • you see editing mode controls (the Browse Mode, Content Mode and such) in the top frame
   • you're currently in the Browse Mode
   • (new) the default theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol
10. switch to the Content Mode
11. confirm, that orange buttons for editing page/content blocks are now shown
12. logout

(new) Part 3.4 - testing SSL redirect for Front-End on the site domain

1. open the Front-End on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. confirm, that:
   • you've been redirected to the https:// protocol on the same domain
   • (new) the default theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol

Part 4 - testing front-end access on site domain

1. (new) login to the Admin Console by accessing it on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
2. (new) go to the Configuration → Website → Advanced section
3. (new) uncheck these system settings:
   • Require SSL for login & checkout
   • Require SSL for Administrative Console
4. (new) save changes
5. (new) logout

1. open the Front-End on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over http:// protocol
2. confirm, that:
   • you've remained on the same domain/protocol
   • (new) the default theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using http:// protocol
3. open the Front-End on the sd1.test.domain.com domain over https:// protocol
4. confirm, that:
   • you've remained on the same domain/protocol
   • (new) the default theme is being used
   • you'll see [Site Domain ID: 1] text (the 1 is site domain ID)
   • you'll see the [URL: ...], where ... is replaced with URL from a sd1.test.domain.com domain using https:// protocol