SSL & HTTPS
Free certificates, forcing HTTPS and fixing browser security warnings.
6 articles
Certificates
- What is SSL? (And what is HTTPS?)
SSL/TLS certificates explained simply: what they encrypt, what the padlock means and doesn’t, and why every website needs HTTPS.
- How free SSL certificates work on Traxio
How your free certificate is issued and renewed automatically, what it needs from your DNS, which names it covers, and how to check its status.
- SSL certificates for subdomains
How subdomains get SSL on Traxio, how long it takes after creating one, and what to do if a subdomain shows a certificate warning.
- CAA records: controlling who can issue your SSL certificates Filed under DNS
How CAA records restrict which certificate authorities may issue certificates for your domain, and how a wrong one blocks free SSL.
- SSL certificate not issued or not renewing Filed under Troubleshooting
Why a free certificate won’t issue or renew — DNS not pointing to Traxio, AAAA records, CAA, Cloudflare or rate limits — and how to fix each.
HTTPS in practice
- HTTP vs HTTPS: what’s the difference?
How HTTP and HTTPS differ, what changes for visitors and search engines, and what you need to move a site fully to HTTPS.
- How to force HTTPS (redirect HTTP to HTTPS)
Send every visitor to the secure version of your site with an .htaccess rule or WordPress settings, without creating a redirect loop.
- How to fix mixed content warnings
Why a site on HTTPS still shows ‘not fully secure’, how to find the insecure images, scripts and styles, and how to fix them for good.
- “Too many redirects” and HTTPS redirect loops Filed under Troubleshooting
Fix ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS: conflicting HTTPS and www rules in .htaccess, WordPress settings, plugins and Cloudflare’s SSL mode.