Author: Mark
Chrome and Firefox ending support for legacy Symantec certificates
Chrome and Firefox ending support for legacy Symantec certificates From Google Chrome version 66 and Firefox 60 onwards, support for legacy Symantec certificates (certificates issued before 1 June 2016) will be suspended due to a number of issues. If your site uses one of these certificates this will result in the site not having the green lock and a warning being shown to your visitors. This affects certificates from the following providers as well, as they are (former) sub-companies/partners of Symantec:
Backing up your site
Creating a backup of your website is important It’s important for every website to have a sound backup plan. Sometimes a simple, small mistake can lead to a site becoming inaccessible. In these cases having a backup can save you a lot of headaches and stress. Luckily there are a number of WordPress plugins that can create automated backups of your website. For a strong backup policy, we recommend automating backups. Automating backups is a good way to make sure
Really Simple SSL and Gutenberg
Gutenberg In the WordPress community a lot is being said about the upcoming release, which includes the new Gutenberg editor. Not all of it very enthusiastic. It is understandable, because so many plugins and themes have built on the current editor, that breaking changes would cause some serious problems. From version 5.0 onwards this new page and post editing system will be introduced to WordPress. Gutenberg is a block-based page editor aiming to make designing of your webpage easier. Gutenberg will
ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR
err_ssl_protocol_error The err_ssl_protocol_error is usually caused by a failure to securely communicate with the server and often has to do with the server configuration. For any SSL related error, there are a number of steps to finding the cause of the issue. The first step is clearing your browser’s cache. If that doesn’t help, the next step is to try reproducing it in another browser or on another device. Does the error occur only in one specific browser? Then it’s
SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN
ssl_error_bad_cert_domain The ssl_error_bad_cert_domain error is shown when the domain name on the certificate doesn’t match the domain of your site. A lot of hosting providers will have a default SSL certificate installed using their own domain. This error occurs when visiting a site that doesn’t have its own certificate installed. To test this, you can do a test over at the Qualys SSL Labs to check your certificate. If the domain name does not match, the SSL Labs test will