If you’re running a website on Weebly, you may have come across the occasional error message relating to SSL certificates. Although this can be frustrating, the good news is that it’s usually easy to fix.
In this article, we’ll run through some of the most common SSL issues on Weebly and how to resolve them.
1. Ensure that your site is set up to use HTTPS
The first step is to check that your Weebly site is actually configured to use HTTPS. To do this, log in to your Weebly account and go to the “Settings” tab.
Then, scroll down to the “General” section and look for the “Security Protocol” setting. If it’s set to “HTTP”, change it to “HTTPS”.
2. Make sure you don’t have any mixed content
The next step is to check for mixed content on your site. Mixed content occurs when your site tries to load both HTTP and HTTPS content at the same time. This can cause problems with your SSL certificate, so it’s important to fix any mixed content errors that you come across.
To check for mixed content errors, you can use a tool like Google’s Chrome DevTools. To open DevTools in Chrome, go to the URL bar and type in “chrome://devtools”. Then, click on the “Console” tab and look for any mixed content warnings.
If you see any warnings, try to find the source of the problem and fix it. For example, if you see a warning that says “Mixed Content: The page at https://example.com/ was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure stylesheet http://example.com/style.css.
“, that means that your page is trying to load an HTTP stylesheet over an HTTPS connection. To fix this, you would need to either change the URL of the stylesheet to https:// or host the stylesheet on a different server.
3. Set up a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS
Even if your Weebly site is configured to use HTTPS, visitors may still be able to access your site using HTTP. This can cause problems with your SSL certificate, so it’s important to set up a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS.
To set up a redirect, log in to your Weebly account and go to the “Settings” tab. Then, scroll down to the “General” section and look for the “URL Redirect” setting. Enter in the following information:
From: http://example.com/
To: https://example.com/
Click “Save” and then test your redirect by trying to access your site using both HTTP and HTTPS. If everything is working correctly, you should be automatically redirected from HTTP to HTTPS whenever you try to access your site using HTTP.
Conclusion: By following these steps, you should be able to fix most SSL issues on Weebly relatively easily. If you’re still having trouble, reach out to Weebly support for more help
