How to Fix “This Site is Not Secure” Warning on Your Website

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Last updated onJanuary 10th, 2024by Editorial Team
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Worried about “This site is not secure” warning appearing on your WordPress site?

This type of warning will make visitors think your site is spam or fraudulent and they will quickly leave. Fortunately, you can easily fix this warning in a few simple steps.

In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you what's causing the warning and how to fix the “This site is not secure” message on your website.

Why are you seeing the WordPress site not secure warning?
Your website transfers data between browsers and servers every time a visitor russia whatsapp list accesses your site. If you’re selling a product, you’ll be handling sensitive information like payment details, contact numbers, and shipping addresses.

Not long ago, websites used HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) to send and receive data. But this was not secure because the data was sent in plain text. This meant that if someone intercepted this data, they could read it and misuse it.

Search engines like Google have started displaying warnings like “This site is not secure” on websites that use HTTP.

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To fix this, you need to use HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure). This ensures that your data is encrypted using an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate. Now, if hackers manage to steal the data while it’s in transit, they won’t be able to do anything with it as it will look like gibberish.

Now, we’ll show you how to get an SSL certificate and transfer your website to HTTPS to get rid of the “This site is not secure” warning. By the end of this tutorial, your website will be working properly on HTTPS and you’ll see a padlock in the address bar:

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And don’t worry, there’s no coding involved. It can all be done with the help of your web host or using a plugin.

If you already have an SSL certificate installed and can see the padlock in the address bar, skip to the section where we resolve mixed content issues .