Bluehost Archives - WP Encryption WordPress SSL Plugin Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:35:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://wpencryption.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon-512-32x32.png Bluehost Archives - WP Encryption 32 32 Trouble Installing SSL Certificate on Bluehost Site https://wpencryption.com/bluehost-ssl-install/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:49:48 +0000 https://wpencryption.com/?p=715 You might be trying to install SSL on a temporary domain. Please change your temporary domain to a real domain name like wpencryption.com

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]]> You might be trying to install SSL on a temporary domain like box223.temp.domains/~wpencryption which is not possible. Please change your temporary domain to a real domain name like wpencryption.com and then proceed with with SSL installation process.

You can easily change from temporary domain to real domain following below instructions:

https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/using-your-temporary-url-with-wordpress#changing-from-temp

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]]> ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT – WordPress on Hostgator / Bluehost https://wpencryption.com/err_ssl_unrecognized_name_alert/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:33:49 +0000 https://wpencryption.com/?p=710 Hostgator users might notice ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT error after successful SSL installation with WP Encryption Pro. Please follow below given instructions to get rid of the issue

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]]> ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT is one of the most common error you could face due to mis-configuration of SSL. Firstly, we suggest you check your site SSL on SSLLabs.com to make sure there are no critical SSL issues. If so, your hosting support or SSL provider should be able to fix the issue easily.

Some hosting users might notice ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT error after successful SSL installation. Please follow below given instructions to get rid of the issue right away:

  1. Generate & install free SSL certificate using “WP Encryption” WordPress SSL plugin if SSL certificate is not yet installed on your site.
  2. Login to Control Panel of your hosting.
  3. Click on “Sitelock” feature and disable the feature.
  4. Back to Control Panel (cPanel), go to Advanced DNS Editor / Zone editor.
  5. Scroll to very bottom of the page and you will notice A & CNAME records.
  6. Please update these 2 DNS records as below:
    1. “A” record should point to IP address used in your other DNS records like autoconfig, whm, autodiscover, etc., or your original server IP address.
    2. “CNAME” record with name “www” should point to your non-www domain.
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6. Once after you update these DNS records, please wait few minutes and your HTTPS site should start working perfectly with secure padlock!.

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