0498 70 98 60“Not Secure” Warning
“Not Secure” Warning on Your Website? Let’s Fix Your SSL
Visitors see “Not secure” next to your address, or a full-page “Your connection is not private” error. Many leave immediately, and forms or checkouts may stop working. A “Not secure” warning on your website almost always comes from an SSL/TLS certificate or HTTPS configuration problem, and it’s usually straightforward to fix.
“Not secure” warning: symptoms and likely causes
“Your connection is not private” (full-page error): certificate expired, not installed for this domain or misconfigured
“Not secure” in the address bar: site loaded over HTTP, no HTTPS redirect
Padlock missing or warning on some pages: mixed content (images, scripts or forms loaded over HTTP)
Error only on “www” or only without “www”: certificate doesn’t cover both versions
What to do right now
- Check the certificate details in your browser (click the warning or the icon next to the address) to see the expiry date and the domains covered.
- Log in to your hosting panel: many hosts offer free certificates (often Let’s Encrypt) that renew automatically, and renewals sometimes fail after DNS or hosting changes.
- Don’t tell visitors to “click through” the warning. Fix it instead.
- Check that your domain is still active: an expired domain name also blocks certificate renewal.
- Contact us if you can’t renew or install the certificate yourself.
What we do
- Diagnose the exact problem (expiry, coverage, chain, server configuration, CDN)
- Install or renew the certificate and make sure automatic renewal works
- Force HTTPS with proper redirects and fix mixed content in WordPress
- Check forms, checkout and third-party integrations after the fix
- Set up certificate expiry monitoring
Why automation matters more than ever
Certificate lifetimes are getting shorter. Under a CA/Browser Forum decision, the maximum validity of publicly trusted TLS certificates dropped to 200 days on March 15, 2026, will drop to 100 days in March 2027 and to 47 days in March 2029. Manual renewals are becoming impractical, so automatic renewal and monitoring are essential.
How long does it take?
Most SSL issues can be fixed the same day once we have hosting access. Mixed content on large sites can take a bit longer to clean up completely.
Send us your URL. We’ll identify the SSL problem and fix it.
Your questions, answered
Usually because the SSL certificate expired or auto-renewal failed, or because the site is loading over HTTP.
Not necessarily. Free certificates provide the same encryption for most websites; paid ones can add organization validation or support.
An HTTPS page that loads some resources over HTTP. Browsers may block them or remove the padlock.
HTTPS is a lightweight Google ranking signal, and security warnings drive visitors away, so it matters for both search and conversions.
No. That warning comes from Google Safe Browsing and usually means malware or phishing. See Google “Dangerous site” warning.